Asylum: Stroud
Commons · Question 7592 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of finding alternative accommodation for the 88 asylum seekers due to be housed at Tricorn House in Stroud.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 15 Oct 2024
The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support and accommodate destitute asylum seekers whilst their asylum claims are considered.We work with local authorities to ensure housing is procured in a fair and equitable manner across England, Scotland a...