Question follow-through · 109165

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been moved from the Copthorne Hotel since 22 January 2026; and how many asylum seekers are still located at the site.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been moved from the Copthorne Hotel since 22 January 2026; and how many asylum seekers are still located at the site.

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office keeps the use of contingency accommodation under continual review to ensure that resources are managed responsibly while upholding our statutory obligations to support eligible asylum seekers.However, for reasons of safety, security and th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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