Written Question·Home Office·UIN 108699

Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the morning of Thursday 22nd January, how many asylum seekers have been moved into the accommodation in Crowborough; and how many asylum seekers since the aforementioned date have absconded from

Answer

Alex Norris

The first 27 migrants moved onto the site on 22nd January, and occupancy will be scaled up with total capacity over 500. Initial intakes will be low in numbers and gradual, taking a phased and incremental approach to full occupancy.Asylum seekers at the s...

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