Written Question·Home Office·UIN 85799

Asylum: Hotels

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will hypothecate funding saved from hotel closures for legal aid to reduce the backlog of asylum claims.

Answer

Alex Norris
As per the Spending Review the Government has committed to delivering savings of £1.1bn by 28/29 from exiting hotels and these savings have been factored into the Home Office budget. The Spending Review settlement includes transformation funding to accele...

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