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Asylum: Great Yarmouth

Commons · Question 128622 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what expenditure has been incurred by her Department on assessments of asylum accommodation sites in Great Yarmouth that did not proceed.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 28 Apr 2026

Home office undertakes routine assurance checks before committing to any accommodation particularly any large sites learning lessons from the past. Cost of these checks will be relatively modest but essential particularly in ruling out unsuitable options....