Question follow-through · 97201
Asylum: Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on (a) taxis (b) buses (c) trains by her Department and its contractors for asylum seekers in it's care for each year from 2015 to date.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Asylum: Housing · 5 Dec 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on (a) taxis (b) buses (c) trains by her Department and its contractors for asylum seekers in it's care for each year from 2015 to date.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2025
Answer published
Transport services for asylum seekers are provided through our Asylum Accommodation & Support Contracts. We pay a fixed rate for transportation services which is set out in the contracts. Our suppliers must deliver transportation requirements in line ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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