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Written question asked by Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 26 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 April 2024. It was answered by Tom Pursglove (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 May 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Aberdeen

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of asylum seekers that have been transferred from (a) contingency and (b) bridging hotel accommodation in Aberdeen to similar accommodation in England in each of the last 12 months.

Answer

Bridging hotel accommodation was previously used to temporarily house Afghans resettling in the UK and has not been used to accommodate asylum seekers. As of 31 August 2023, we have successfully ended the use of bridging hotels for legally resettled Afghans.

Asylum accommodation is offered on a no choice basis. Asylum seekers receiving asylum support may be accommodated in any area of the UK where the Home Office has a supply of accommodation available and ready to use.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Data is published on a quarterly basis.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23873
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Asylum Costs Hotels Taxis Aberdeen
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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