Written questions

Asylum: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 17080 · Tabled 2 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels are being used for the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland; and if she will make an estimate of the number of hotels that will be required by 31 December

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 5 Dec 2024

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.The Home Office does not publish data on the number of hotels in use. However...