Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 109979 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure illegal migrants accommodated in (a) hotels and (b) other government supported accommodation are (i) kept securely within that accommodation and (ii) limited in the nu
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 17 Feb 2026
The Home Office provides accommodation and support to destitute asylum seekers under statutory provisions such as Sections 95 and 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. This accommodation is non‑detained, and the Department does not have legal powers ...