Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17861

Asylum: Shropshire

Tabled: 10 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used in assessing the suitability of the Stoke Heath development for asylum accommodation; what assessment was made of local transport links, access to healthcare, educational provi

Answer

Alex Norris

The Home Secretary directly intervened to stop migrants being moved into the Stoke Heath development in Shropshire and no asylum seekers remain on site.The Home Secretary has introduced a robust process which means that under the enhanced assurance and go...

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