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Asylum: Bibby Stockholm

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 1 August 2024UIN 1470

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where asylum seekers resident on the Bibby Stockholm barge will be relocated to.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The contract to use the Bibby Stockholm ends in January 2025 and it will remain operational until that time.

Decisions on alternative accommodation for asylum seekers will be made on a case-by-case basis, working closely with local authorities and in compliance with published policy.

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