Written Question·Home Office·UIN 182865

Asylum: Drugs

Tabled: 26 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named Day

Question

Seema Malhotra

Labour (Co-op)Feltham and Heston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken any investigations into instances of drug dealing within asylum dispersal accommodation.

Answer

Robert Jenrick
Our accommodation providers work closely with the Police and other statutory partners. Any matters relating to suspected criminal activity in asylum dispersal accommodation are reported to the Police.