Written question asked by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Monday, 10 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 November 2025 (named day). It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 November 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Hotels

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of the contract to house asylum seekers in the Ramada hotel in Sutton Coldfield constituency.

Answer

For the safety and security of those we accommodate and our staff, the Home Office does not comment publicly on sites which may or may not be utilised to accommodate asylum seekers.

This Government recognises that hotels are not a sustainable or cost-effective solution for accommodating asylum seekers and remains committed to ending their use, already reducing the number in operation. We do not provide a running commentary on hotel numbers, our objective is to close all asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament, reducing costs to the taxpayer and restoring control to local communities.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 88584
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Asylum Cost effectiveness Hotels Sutton Coldfield
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Asylum: Hotels

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