Written questions

Asylum: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 60413 · Tabled 17 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to purchase (a) tower blocks and (b) former student accommodation to house asylum seekers in Northern Ireland.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Jun 2025

Only individuals claiming asylum in Northern Ireland are accommodated there, and as such there are no plans to acquire additional dispersal accommodation to house a wider cohort of UK asylum seekers there. The Home Office continues to work with a range of...