Question follow-through · 9413

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels have started housing asylum seekers awaiting a decision on whether they will be granted refugee status since 5 July 2024.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Jan 2025 · 97 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels have started housing asylum seekers awaiting a decision on whether they will be granted refugee status since 5 July 2024.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes clearing the backlog to reduce demand on our accommodation estate and ending the use of hotels over time.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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