Asylum
Commons · Question 124876 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Bacon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of co-locating asylum casework, legal services, healthcare provision and integration support within centralised reception hubs.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 20 Apr 2026
Current reforms prioritise restoring order and control to the asylum system, including ending the use of hotels, enhancing fairness, and improving efficiency, rather than moving to a single end-to-end co-located reception hub model.We are committed to ens...