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Asylum

Commons · Question 26162 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to make changes to the dispersal system for asylum seekers to different local authority areas.

Answer

Answered by Anna Turley, 11 Sep 2026

The Home Office remains responsible for meeting its statutory obligations to accommodate asylum seekers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Decisions on the procurement and allocation of asylum accommodation are therefore a matter for the Home Off...