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Migrants: Detainees

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 76585

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to provide community-based alternatives to immigration detention for women.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Department will keep under review the feasibility of alternatives to detention, taking account of effectiveness and cost efficiency, as part of our plans to transform the asylum and returns system.

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