Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109979

Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure illegal migrants accommodated in (a) hotels and (b) other government supported accommodation are (i) kept securely within that accommodation and (ii) limited in the nu

Answer

Alex Norris

The Home Office provides accommodation and support to destitute asylum seekers under statutory provisions such as Sections 95 and 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. This accommodation is non‑detained, and the Department does not have legal powers ...

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