Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17672

Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 3 December 2024

Answered: 11 December 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a consultation process with local residents before (a) a hotel and (b) other accommodation is used to house irregular migrants.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.The Home Office liaises with statutory partners, including local authorities ...

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