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
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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
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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.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 124875
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Short-term holding facilities
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- 2026-04-20 14:44:45 +0100
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