Asylum
Commons · Question 48600 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) West Suffolk District Council and (b) other local authorities on an increase in the number of asylum seekers dispersed.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 1 May 2025
The Home Office works with local authorities and other stakeholders across the country to ensure that it can fulfil its statutory obligations, and meet the Government’s commitment to reduce the overall costs of asylum accommodation, including ending the u...