Question follow-through · 17648
Asylum: MOD Bicester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation on policing resources in the Thames Valley Police area.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation on policing resources in the Thames Valley Police area.
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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14 Jul 2026
Answer published
No final decision has been made on whether to use Site A MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. Suitability assessments are ongoing and will consider a range of factors including utilities, infrastructure, safety, security, operational deliverability, pla...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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MOD Bicester: Asylum
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether contracts have been awarded to companies to undertake assessments of Site A at MoD Bicester in connection with proposals for its use as asylum accommodation; and on what date the first such co
MOD Bicester: Asylum
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisations, agencies and public bodies were consulted by her Department in connection with proposals for the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
MOD Bicester: Asylum
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any confidentiality requirements or restrictions on the disclosure of information have been issued in connection with proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
MOD Bicester: Asylum
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department first considered Site A at MoD Bicester as a potential location for asylum accommodation.
MOD Bicester: Asylum
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments, including surveys, inspections and due diligence exercises, have been undertaken at Site A at MoD Bicester in connection with its proposed use as asylum accommodation.
Asylum: MOD Bicester
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals to accommodate asylum seekers at MoD Bicester on access to and use of nearby community facilities, including those used by
Asylum: MOD Bicester
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much expenditure has been incurred by her Department in connection with proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation, broken down by category of expenditure.
Asylum: MOD Bicester
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contracts have been awarded in connection with proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
Asylum: MOD Bicester
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department's Accounting Officer has reviewed proposals for Site A at MoD Bicester against the principles of Managing Public Money.
MOD Bicester
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to confirm the maximum number of service users that her department proposes will be accommodated at MOD Bicester (A-site).
MOD Bicester
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has reviewed whether the proposed use of Site A at MoD Bicester continues to meet the criteria for an Urgent Crown Development following the submission of the application on 2 September 20
MOD Bicester
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current expected date is for Site A at MoD Bicester to become operational as asylum accommodation.