Written Question·Home Office·UIN 190263

Asylum: Housing

Tabled: 20 June 2023
Answered: 28 June 2023

Question

Dawn Butler

LabourBrent East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's spending on their contractor Clear Springs in 2022-23.

Answer

Robert Jenrick

Our accommodation providers are contractually obliged to provide adequate accommodation and to conduct regular quality assurance checks across the asylum estate. Accommodation providers complete due diligence checks and all accommodation must be statutorily and regulatory compliant before they are selected.