Written Question·Home Office·UIN 65342

Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain existing restrictions on the number of asylum seekers housed at the former RAF Wethersfield site.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Any updates on the future use of the Wethersfield site will be announced in the normal way, and representatives of the local community, including the Rt Hon Gentleman, will also be informed of any such updates.