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Asylum: Hotels

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 December 2024UIN 15169

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the potential cost to the public purse is for hotels that have opened to provide contingency accommodation for people seeking asylum since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office regularly publishes details of the department’s expenditure on asylum, published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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