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Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: RAF Barnham

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposals to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether any asylum seekers convicted or charged with sexual offences will be housed there.

Answer

Mandatory security checks are conducted on all people seeking asylum through linking their biometric data to immigration, security, and criminality databases. This includes criminality checks for, amongst other things, convictions, pending prosecutions, wanted or missing reports, as well as fingerprints and photographs. These checks are critical to the delivery of a safe and secure immigration system.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14478
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Asylum Housing Sexual offences RAF Barnham
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk