Social Services: Asylum
Commons · Question 115023 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the costs to local authorities of providing social care and related services to asylum seekers.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 4 Mar 2026
Ministers and officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government engage regularly with counterparts in the Home Office on a range of issues, including on matters relating to local government. The Home Office has overall responsibilit...