Question follow-through · 87833

Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Wealden District Council have raised legal objections to the use of Crowborough Training Camp to house asylum seekers.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Wealden District Council have raised legal objections to the use of Crowborough Training Camp to house asylum seekers.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    We do not comment on legal matters, however all sites progressed for asylum accommodation will comply with safety, security, health and wellbeing standards. This government will close every asylum hotel. Work is well underway, with more suitable sites bei...

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