Calum Miller MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Asylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of preparing, operating and securing MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: Due diligence and assurance work for all proposed large sites including Bicester is still ongoing. This includes assessing accurate costings. Once complete, business cases and approvals will be sought in the normal way and details published in the normal ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proposed use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.The Home Office has engaged regularly with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proposed use of the site. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will con...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of MoD Bicester to amenities, public transport, healthcare, legal advice and asylum support services.
Answer: No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.The Home Office has engaged regularly with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proposed use of the site. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will con...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternative sites were considered before MoD Bicester was selected for asylum accommodation and what criteria were used to compare those sites.
Answer: No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.The Home Office has engaged regularly with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proposed use of the site. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will con...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether consultation was undertaken with Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Thames Valley Police and local NHS bodies prior to the decision to proceed with the use of MoD Bicester
Answer: No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.The Home Office has engaged regularly with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proposed use of the site. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will con...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish any site assessment, risk assessment, equality impact assessment and value-for-money assessment prepared in relation to the proposed use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office undertakes appropriate due diligence when considering potential asylum accommodation sites, including assessment of suitability, deliverability, safety, and planning. We do not routinely publish internal assessments relating to sites. Cost...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers at MoD Bicester on local healthcare services, policing, transport infrastructure, community safety and volunta
Answer: No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will consider a range of factors including safety, security, operational deliverability, and planning requirements and the im...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a formal review has been undertaken of previous proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office keeps the asylum accommodation estate under regular review, including learning from previous proposals and existing accommodation sites.
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department used to assess the suitability of MoD Bicester for use as asylum accommodation.
Answer: No decision has been made in respect of the use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will consider a range of factors including safety, security, operational deliverability, planning requirements, and the impac...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of previous proposals to develop MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation; and for what reason those proposals were not taken forward.
Answer: Previous proposals relating to MoD Bicester were considered under a previous government as part of work to identify potential asylum accommodation options.They were not taken forward following assessments of operational deliverability which were relevant ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of time-served foreign national offenders were (a) deported immediately (b) detained in Immigration Removal Centres pending deportation and (c) released pending deportation for each of
Answer: The information you have requested on the proportion of time-served foreign national offenders (FNOs) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quart...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDetention CentresHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people detained across the immigration removal estate are (a) time-served foreign national offenders, (b) immigration offenders, (c) refused asylum seekers and (d) detained while th
Answer: The information you have requested on the proportion of time-served foreign national offenders (FNOs) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quart...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCampsfield Immigration Removal CentreHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of 240 additional detention beds at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre on the number of enforced returns.
Answer: The additional 240 beds at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) form part of the IRC Expansion Programme, which will deliver around 1,000 additional long‑term male bed spaces, increasing overall detention capacity to approximately 3,500 beds.Increa...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCampsfield Immigration Removal CentreHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated capital and annual operating cost is of the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre; and what the cost per detention bed is.
Answer: Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCampsfield Immigration Removal CentreHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department applied in determining that the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre meets the threshold of national importance under Regulation 4(c)(iii) of the Tow
Answer: Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCampsfield Immigration Removal CentreHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the needs assessment accompanying the Statement of National Importance for the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre.
Answer: Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDetention CentresHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the occupancy rate was across the immigration detention estate in each of the last 12 months.
Answer: Migration statistics are published quarterly and include data on the number of people in detention, including those detained solely under immigration powers in prisons, and those leaving detention. The latest statistics are available on gov.uk: How many p...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDetention CentresHome OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 4 of the Statement of National Importance for Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre, published in March 2026, what the evidential basis is that current demand for immigration de
Answer: Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice CustodyHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are in place to prevent a person detained in police custody who has been identified as requiring an assessment by Liaison and Diversion services from being given an out of court disposal
Answer: The Home Office is unable to comment on operational police matters and decisions as policing is independent of the government. Guidance is provided to forces through the College of Policings Approved Professional Practice (APP) which includes information ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Written QuestionsHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Questions (a) 97729 and (b) 97730, tabled by the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock on 5 December 2025.
Answer: The Honourable Member will receive a response shortly.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCampsfield Immigration Removal Centre: Independent Monitoring BoardsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Independent Monitoring Board for Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre have been appointed; and what the names of those members are.
Answer: Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) opened on 1 December 2025 following completion of Phase 1 construction. As of 8 December there are currently 9 individuals detained at the IRC. Further information regarding Campsfield IRC can be found in the fa...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCampsfield Immigration Removal Centre: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre on 5 December 2025 by reason for detention.
Answer: Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) opened on 1 December 2025 following completion of Phase 1 construction. As of 8 December there are currently 9 individuals detained at the IRC. Further information regarding Campsfield IRC can be found in the fa...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCampsfield House Immigration Removal CentreHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the proposed expansion of the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (Phase 2), whether a formal decision has been taken to rely on the Crown Development route under sections 293D to
Answer: The Home Office has taken the decision to use the Crown Development route to planning for Phase 2 of the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre development.Crown development applications require extensive consultation of the local planning authority, and p...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Alternative to Detention schemes piloted under the Home Office’s Community Engagement Pilot series.
Answer: Following analysis of the pilots’ published evaluations, the Department did not see sufficient evidence to progress these. We will keep under review the feasibility of alternatives to detention, taking account of effectiveness and cost efficiency, as part...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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