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Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) West Suffolk District Council and (b) other local authorities on an increase in the number of asylum seekers dispersed.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
1 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with (a) West Suffolk District Council and (b) other local authorities on an increase in the number of asylum seekers dispersed.

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Home Office works with local authorities and other stakeholders across the country to ensure that it can fulfil its statutory obligations, and meet the Government’s commitment to reduce the overall costs of asylum accommodation, including ending the u...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Asylum

29 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum seekers that will be dispersed in (a) West Suffolk District Council and (b) other local authorities in the next twelve months.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Finance

30 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase funding for asylum dispersal to (a) West Suffolk District Council, and (b) other local authorities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Housing

12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) people granted asylum and (c) people in the country illegally in each year since 2020.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children

12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Grooming Gangs Taskforce will investigate (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children

12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference for the Grooming Gangs Taskforce.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings

12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated, (b) arrested and (c) charged following work by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce by (i) category of offence, (ii) police officers, (iii) local councillors, (iv)

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Criminal Proceedings

12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) local councillors, (c) council officials and (d) social workers have been (i) investigated, (ii) arrested, and (iii) charged in connection to crimes committed by groo

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Offences against Children: Prosecutions

12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been carried out as a result of arrests made by the Grooming Gangs Taskforce.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: ICT

15 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ICT systems are used across police forces in England and Wales.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: ICT

15 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many different suppliers there are for ICT systems used across police forces in England and Wales.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: ICT

15 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies supply police ICT systems; and how many (a) contracts have been awarded to and (b) systems are managed by each company.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: ICT

15 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies supplied police ICT systems in each year since 2010; and what the value of contracts awarded to those companies was.