Question follow-through · 12846

Asylum: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties currently used to house asylum seekers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract are Houses in Multiple Occupation within the definition of the Housing Act 2004.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties currently used to house asylum seekers under the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract are Houses in Multiple Occupation within the definition of the Housing Act 2004.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly, and ensures the rules are properly enforc...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Asylum: Sponsorship

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29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards have been put in place to distinguish organised begging from begging arising from homelessness or destitution.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Military Bases

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Hotels

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 20 asylum hotels announced for closure on 29 June 2026 are expected to cease operating, and on what dates.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Hotels

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the closure of asylum hotels doesn't lead to an increase in undocumented migrants dispersed in communities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum

30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the rollout of new safe and legal routes for refugees.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Sponsorship

30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will be used to accredit organisations acting as lead sponsors under the proposed community sponsorship scheme for refugees.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Sponsorship

30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be put in place to help ensure that organisations sponsoring refugees under the community sponsorship scheme are resourced to provide housing, integration and employment support.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Deportation: Slavery

30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards will be introduced to distinguish between genuine and vexatious modern slavery claims in cases where removal action has already commenced.