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Asylum: Housing

Commons · Question 128623 · 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 recent assessment she has made of the value for money to the taxpayer of her Department conducting repeated site assessments for asylum accommodation on sites that do not proceed in (a) England a

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....