Written Question·Home Office·UIN 15497

Asylum: RAF Barnham

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, regarding her plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether she intends that all asylum seekers housed there will be male.

Answer

Alex Norris

No final decision has been made on whether to use Barnham as asylum accommodation. If deemed suitable, the site would accommodate single adult males between the ages of 18 and 65 who have applied for asylum.Male asylum seekers (of all ages) constitute the...

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