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Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

Asked by Chris PhilpConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 19369

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has identified alternative accommodation to enable a reduction in the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

This Government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain, with thousands stuck in a backlog without their claims processed. We remain committed to reducing the costs of asylum accommodation, including ending the use of hotels over time, and we will set out further details of our progress towards those objectives in the normal way in due course.

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