Calum Miller MP: written questions
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MOD Bicester: AsylumMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the potential impact of the proposed use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation on Service Personnel, their families and Defence activity at the site.
Answer: A robust assessment process was undertaken for MOD sites considered for use by the Home Office, including MOD Bicester, which considered a range of factors, including the impact on service personnel, their families, cadets, training and defence outputs. T...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Bullingdon: SecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact on the security and operation of HMP Bullingdon of proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has not yet conducted an assessment concerning the repurposing of MoD Bicester (Site A). HMPPS will work with the Home Office to identify any potential implications for HMP Bullingdon and ensure mitigations are i...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD BicesterHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to use a Crown Development Order in relation to proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office has submitted an application for Urgent Crown Development for the proposed large site at Bicester.It is important to note that although the Home Office has submitted a planning application to obtain suitable planning permission, no final d...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMOD Bicester: AsylumMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether contracts have been awarded to companies to undertake assessments of Site A at MoD Bicester in preparation for using it as an asylum centre.
Answer: This is a matter for the Home Office, not the Ministry of Defence, as they have responsibility for setting up and running asylum accommodation on MOD sites.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMOD Bicester: AsylumMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any service personnel, MoD staff or MoD contractors have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements with respect to proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: No non-disclosure agreements have been signed by MOD staff, contractors or service personnel with respect to proposals to use MOD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMOD Bicester: AsylumMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department was first informed of proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has been working with our colleagues in the Home Office to support the closure of asylum hotels for some time. The Ministry of Defence was first informed of proposals to use MOD Bicester for asylum accommodation in November 2025.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether measures and mechanisms are in place for the new Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner to assess whether the views and concerns of women, families and frontline staff are being reflected in t
Answer: The Government has announced that we will appoint the first ever Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner. This was one of Baroness Amos’ urgent actions from her national maternity and neonatal investigation final report. We accept that this is a crucial first...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what powers and responsibilities the new Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner will have to improve accountability and organisational culture within NHS trusts.
Answer: The Government has announced that we will appoint the first ever Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner. This was one of Baroness Amos’ urgent actions from her national maternity and neonatal investigation final report. We accept that this is a crucial first...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: 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
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