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Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to inform (a) Parliament and (b) the local community prior to any changes to the agreed cap on the number of asylum seekers at the Wethersfield site.

answeredHome Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
7 Jul 2025
Target answer date
9 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to inform (a) Parliament and (b) the local community prior to any changes to the agreed cap on the number of asylum seekers at the Wethersfield site.

  2. 9 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Any updates on the future use of the Wethersfield site will be announced in the normal way, and representatives of the local community, including the Rt Hon Gentleman, will also be informed of any such updates.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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