Question follow-through · 106113

Housing: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88734 on Asylum Housing, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued guidance on this matter.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 88734 on Asylum Housing, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate has issued guidance on this matter.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Neither my Department nor the Planning Inspectorate has issued any guidance to local authorities on when and how often they can issue stop notices in relation to housing asylum seekers.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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