Crime Prevention: Arson
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent arson attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers.
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle
The safety and security of the local communities in which hotels are located, the staff who work there, and the asylum-seekers staying there is of paramount importance, and on-site security staff monitor each hotel round the clock. Our accommodation providers are experienced and have robust policies and procedures in place around health and safety, security, safeguarding, and critical incident management. Security arrangements are kept under continual review and can be adapted at pace if required, in consultation with the police and other agencies.
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