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Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7717 on Asylum: Housing, what quantitative indicators are used to evaluate local health system capacity in the siting of asylum accommodation; and ho

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
3 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 7717 on Asylum: Housing, what quantitative indicators are used to evaluate local health system capacity in the siting of asylum accommodation; and ho

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The department operates a Full Dispersal model which works to ensure that asylum accommodation is equitably and fairly spread out across regions and nations of the United Kingdom, meaning that a small number of local authorities are not unduly burdened.To...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals whose asylum claims have been refused applied for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people whose asylum claims have been refused have (a) applied for and (b) been granted support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in the last fiv

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: General Practitioners

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight and verification processes are applied to medical evidence provided by general practitioners in support of applications under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; whethe

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Telephone Services

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average call answering times for asylum helplines; and what performance requirements are set for call handling times with contractors.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Applications

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken from submission to decision was for applications for support under section 4(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for (a) applications made on medical grounds and (b)

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Contracts

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what key performance indicators are included in contracts with (a) Migrant Help and (b) the Refugee Council for the provision of asylum support services; what targets are set for those indicators; and

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Anti-social Behaviour

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of policing powers in addressing incidents involving involving large and spontaneously formed groups engaged in anti-social behaviour and crimi

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) recreational, (b) leisure and (c) community activities are provided to asylum seekers housed at Crowborough Training Camp; what funding is allocated for such activities; and which organisatio

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of individuals accommodated at the asylum site in Crowborough at its opening remain in residence; and what proportion have subsequently left, including through relocation, grant of sta

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Crowborough Training Camp

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) procedures and (b) mechanisms are in place to control entry and exit at the asylum accommodation site in Crowborough; and what guidance is issued to security staff on how to verify and differ

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: Databases

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who is responsible for recording and reporting the number of asylum seekers at individual accommodation sites; and what systems are used to collect and manage that data.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Asylum: Housing

30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what internal discussions her Department has had on the publication of data on asylum accommodation sites and occupancy levels; and under what statutory, policy and civil service frameworks decisions