Andrew Snowden MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Undocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology was used to estimate the figure of 412,000 illegal migrants in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The figure was derived from a review of Home Office case working systems and includes individuals who are believed to be in the UK and do not have valid leave recorded. The figure also includes foreign nationals who hold valid leave but are being consider...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the figure of nearly 70,000 removals of individuals with no right to remain has been verified and broken down by category of removal.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on the number of returns by return type since July 2024 can be found in table Ret_D01 of the ‘Returns detailed datasets’.The data show since July 2024...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportation: SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be introduced to distinguish between genuine and vexatious modern slavery claims in cases where removal action has already commenced.
Answer: The Government is unwavering in its commitment to tackling modern slavery. As with any protective system, there is potential for improper use, and reform is needed to ensure the system is fair, efficient and effective in identifying and supporting victims...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be put in place to help ensure that organisations sponsoring refugees under the community sponsorship scheme are resourced to provide housing, integration and employment support.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors in the autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.The Home ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used to accredit organisations acting as lead sponsors under the proposed community sponsorship scheme for refugees.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors in the autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.The Home ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the rollout of new safe and legal routes for refugees.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors in the autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.The Home ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the closure of asylum hotels doesn't lead to an increase in undocumented migrants dispersed in communities.
Answer: This Government has committed to closing every asylum hotel as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. Work is well under way, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities.The safet...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 20 asylum hotels announced for closure on 29 June 2026 are expected to cease operating, and on what dates.
Answer: This Government is committed to closing all hotels, and return them to their communities, by the end of this Parliament and delivering that promise.As announced on 26 June 2026 twenty more hotels have closed, listed as follows:Dayz Away Lodge – Dudley, Bl...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what feasibility assessments have been completed for each of the proposed former military sites announced on 29 June 2026.
Answer: Suitability assessments are ongoing and will consider a range of factors including safety, security, operational deliverability, planning requirements, and the impact on local services and communities.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBegging and VagrancyHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards have been put in place to distinguish organised begging from begging arising from homelessness or destitution.
Answer: The new offence of facilitating begging for gain in the Crime and Policing Act does not directly apply to individuals who are rough sleeping or begging. Instead, this new offence makes it unlawful for anyone to organise others to beg. The measure is inten...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been removed from the UK following the exhaustion of all asylum and immigration appeal rights since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office publishes statistics on returns f...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will have in determining eligibility for the proposed sponsored refugee scheme.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, arrivals under the new safe and legal routes will start small and build over time. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees.Refugee status will be determined in partnersh...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of refugees expected to enter under the proposed capped safe and legal sponsorship route each year.
Answer: As announced on 27 June, arrivals under the new safe and legal routes will start small and build over time. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees.Refugee status will be determined in partnersh...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the comparative cost of accommodating asylum seekers in (a) hotels and (b) Ministry of Defence sites per person per night.
Answer: The Government has been very clear that hotels are not suitable for use to house asylum seekers and are committed to closing every single one and returning them to the communities for their intended use. The cost per person per night for any accommodation...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the level of public safety risk arising from the use of Houses in Multiple Occupation to house asylum seekers.
Answer: The Government takes any allegation of criminality involving asylum seekers extremely seriously. Allegations of criminal activity are matters for the police, who are responsible for recording, investigating, and progressing criminal reports, and no one in...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office has ever been notified of a crime committed by an asylum seeker whose registered address was an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation.
Answer: The Government takes any allegation of criminality involving asylum seekers extremely seriously. Allegations of criminal activity are matters for the police, who are responsible for recording, investigating, and progressing criminal reports, and no one in...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on crimes committed by residents of asylum accommodation procured under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract.
Answer: The Government takes any allegation of criminality involving asylum seekers extremely seriously. Allegations of criminal activity are matters for the police, who are responsible for recording, investigating, and progressing criminal reports, and no one in...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on crimes committed against residents of Houses in Multiple Occupation procured under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract.
Answer: The Government takes any allegation of criminality involving asylum seekers extremely seriously. Allegations of criminal activity are matters for the police, who are responsible for recording, investigating, and progressing criminal reports, and no one in...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether asylum seekers are currently housed in properties that do not hold a valid HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and ensures the rules are properly enforc...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties used to house asylum seekers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract since 1 July 2024 did not hold a valid HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004 at the time
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and ensures the rules are properly enforc...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in properties that do not hold a valid HMO licence under the Housing Act 2004.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and ensures the rules are properly enforc...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Multiple OccupationHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of asylum seekers housed per property under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract where that property is a House in Multiple Occupation is.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and ensures the rules are properly enforc...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Multiple OccupationHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties currently used to house asylum seekers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract are Houses in Multiple Occupation within the definition of the Housing Act 2004.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and ensures the rules are properly enforc...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department are employed (a) wholly and (b) primarily to support the provision of multilingual communications and services; and at what cost to the public purse.
Answer: Home Office HR do not hold centrally details for roles or responsibilities for every member of staff, therefore this information can only retrieve via disproportionate effort.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Unmanned Air SystemsHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the threat posed by the malicious use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by terrorist organisations in the UK.
Answer: The Home Office coordinates the government’s counter-drone policy and closely monitors how drones are being used in all threat areas, including organised crime, conflict zones, and terrorism. We work closely with other Government departments and operation...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
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