Written Question·Home Office·UIN 48599

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her department has had with (a) Serco and (b) other contract providers on the scope of contingency accommodation for asylum dispersal.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders to meet our statutory obligations, while also delivering our commitments to reduce overall asylum accommodation costs, and end the use of hotels over time.