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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 6 January 2026UIN 100686

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish a full list of residential properties leased or controlled by her Department or its contractors in Upper Bann constituency, including occupancy status, duration of vacancy, and cost to the public purse.

Answered by Sarah Jones

For the safety, security and wellbeing of staff and those being accommodated, the Home Office does not disclose publicly information about accommodation sites which may or may not be utilised.

Information on asylum accommodation is published regularly in the Home Office’s transparency data and official statistics, which are available online.

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