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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 November 2024UIN 13170

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the total amount paid to (a) Serco, (b) Clearsprings and (c) Mears since 2019 for contracts to provide housing for asylum seekers.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Costs are subject to change depending on numbers being accommodated within the asylum system, and details are considered to be commercially confidential. The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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