Written question asked by Neil Gerrard (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 December 2000. It was answered by Barbara Roche (Labour) on Thursday, 7 December 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many units of accommodation supplied by National Asylum Support Service accommodation providers have been contracted from (a) local authority regional consortia and (b) private landlords; and what proportion of the units provided in 2000-01 will be contracted through regional consortia. (Printed in Bound Volume on 29.11.2000 at 357 c679W). - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many units of accommodation supplied by National Asylum Support Service accommodation providers have been contracted from (a) local authority regional consortia and (b) private landlords; and what proportion of the units provided in 2000-01 will be contracted through regional consortia. [140238] Mrs. Roche: As at 24 November, the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) had procured 15,306 bedspaces from private landlords and 8,673 from local authority regional consortia. The NASS has to retain a stock of available property. The exact number of units changes day by day as providers notify the NASS of properties. Equally, the number of asylum seekers provided with accommodation by the NASS changes daily.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 359 c8W;359 (Not in Bound Volume); 140238
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Contracts Asylum Housing Landlords Local government Refugees Temporary accommodation National Asylum Support Service
Contains statistics: Yes