Question follow-through · 80715

Asylum: Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unresolved asylum claims on local (a) councils and (b) services in Suffolk; and what additional resources she is providing to Suffolk Council to

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unresolved asylum claims on local (a) councils and (b) services in Suffolk; and what additional resources she is providing to Suffolk Council to

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Home Office continues to work closely with local authorities to manage all the pressures arising from the provision of asylum accommodation including the impact on wider local authority obligations and plans.The Home Office has delivered various grant...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Firearms: Licensing

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to publish the consultation into licensing controls for shotguns.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Ipswich

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate has been made of the economic impact of housing (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers in Ipswich.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Firearms: Licensing

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the (a) farming, (b) rural and (c) game sports industries on changes to shotgun licensing.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Ipswich

2 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of housing (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers in Ipswich on social cohesion.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Asylum: Suffolk

3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Suffolk County Council on the (a) social and (b) economic impact of housing (i) refugees and (ii) asylum seekers on the local area.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Firearms: Licensing

26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for the consultation on Section 1 and Section 2 licensing of shotguns and firearms.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Firearms: Licensing

27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of combining section 1 and 2 licenses on public safety.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Firearms: Licensing

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has evaluated the cost to local police constabulary of changes to licensing requirements around shotgun ownership.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Firearms: Licensing

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any meetings with BASC, has any future meetings with BASC and any other organisations planned, on the issue of combining section 1 and 2 licenses for shotguns.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Organised Crime: Rural Areas

11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which organised criminal groups are responsible for rural crime affecting farms and agricultural businesses.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Crime Prevention: Rural Areas

14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve cooperation between police forces in tackling offences in rural areas affecting farms and agricultural businesses.