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Asylum: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 100299

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of domestic properties Mears Housing currently owns in Northern Ireland which were previously used for housing asylum seekers but are vacant as of 1 December

Answered by Alex Norris

The Home Office does not hold this data.

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