Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 2026. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 29 January 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Undocumented Migrants: Leisure
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) recreational activities, (b) leisure provision and (c) community engagement activities for migrants who arrived in the UK illegally by (i) provider and (ii) type of activity in 2025.
- Answer
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The Home Office holds a contract with Changing Lives Ltd, now operating as Simply Active Group CIC, for the provision of a structured programme of recreational activity at Wethersfield. The contract commenced on 26 August 2024 and is scheduled to end on 19 February 2026.
The original contract can be viewed on Contracts Finder: Recreational Activity Provision - Contracts Finder.
The Home Office does not pay its Accommodation Providers to deliver recreational activities across the estate.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 107557
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Leisure Expenditure Undocumented migrants
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-01-29 14:56:04 +0000
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