Written Question·Home Office·UIN 19369

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Chris Philp

ConservativeCroydon South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has identified alternative accommodation to enable a reduction in the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
This Government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain, with thousands stuck in a backlog without their claims processed. We remain committed to reducing the costs of asylum accommodation, including ending the use of hotels over time, and w...

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