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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 53912

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance to relevant authorities on whether the use of a hotel as asylum hostel accommodation constitutes a material change of use.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has not issued any such guidance.

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