Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps she is taking to reduce the number of people living in asylum hotels.”
Tabled: 13 February 2025Answered: 24 February 2025
Asked by
Simon Hoare
Conservative — North Dorset
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Dame Angela Eagle)
We are continuing to reduce the use of asylum hotels from the peak, which was reached under the previous Government, when more than 400 hotels were in use across the country at a cost of £9 million every day. We are determined to end the use of hotels over time as part of our wider objective to cut the costs of asylum accommodation and restore order to our immigration system.