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Written question asked by Gareth Bacon (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Short-term Holding Facilities

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she make an assessment of the feasibility of repurposing disused prisons or other redundant public-sector sites as dedicated asylum reception and processing centres.

Answer

The Asylum Accommodation estate is kept under constant review. We are moving at pace to fulfil the Government’s commitment to close every asylum hotel by the end of this parliament. Work to facilitate this exit is ongoing, and the Asylum Accommodation Taskforce is working across Government to deliver alternative asylum accommodation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
124875
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Short-term holding facilities
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk