Written Question·Home Office·UIN 78672

Asylum: Housing

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out (a) how and (b) when local authorities are consulted on the housing of asylum seekers in HMOs by the Home Office and its contractors.

Answer

Alex Norris
The government is committed to reducing reliance on hotels by expanding the overall supply of dispersal and temporary accommodation, including through the private sector.  Local authorities are consulted on all dispersed accommodation before it is procure...

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