Question follow-through · 112250

Asylum: Cameron Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with Highland Council and Police Scotland on the housing of asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
12 Feb 2026
Answer
17 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions his Department has had with Highland Council and Police Scotland on the housing of asylum seekers at Cameron Barracks.

  2. 12 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    This Government has committed to ending the use of hotels for asylum seekers. Scotland Office officials have been engaging regularly with Home Office officials, who had direct and regular communication with the Scottish Government, Highland Council and Po...

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