Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104315
Asylum: Isle of Wight
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many HMOs on the Isle of Wight are currently licensed for use as asylum accommodation; what the capacity of each is; and how many asylum seekers are currently housed in each property.
Answer
Alex NorrisThe Home Office is not currently using HMOs on the Isle of Wight to accommodate asylum accommodation.