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Asylum: RAF Barnham

Commons · Question 15497 · Tabled 2 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 13 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, regarding her plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether she intends that all asylum seekers housed there will be male.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 13 Jul 2026

No final decision has been made on whether to use Barnham as asylum accommodation. If deemed suitable, the site would accommodate single adult males between the ages of 18 and 65 who have applied for asylum.Male asylum seekers (of all ages) constitute the...