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Written question asked by Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 16 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 November 2020 (named day). It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 November 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were in (a) full board hotels and (b) full board barracks in the UK on 30 October 2020; and how many hotels are being used for that purpose as of 16 November 2020.

Answer

The current global pandemic has presented us with significant challenges when it comes to the provision of asylum accommodation, including sourcing sufficient suitable accommodation to meet demand.

The use of hotels and wider government facilities are a short-term measure and we are working to move people to longer-term dispersal accommodation as soon as it becomes available.

The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area, which includes those in hotel and wider government facilities. These statistics can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support.

The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the type of accommodation being used to accommodate asylum seekers.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
115723
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Asylum Hotels Military bases Temporary accommodation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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