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MOD Bicester: Asylum

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.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
10 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    No final decision has been made regarding the use of Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation. The site remains subject to ongoing feasibility, planning, design, assurance and governance processes. The Home Office routinely undertakes due diligence...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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).

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

MOD Bicester

8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department has given to withdrawing the Urgent Crown Development application for Site A at MoD Bicester and pursuing the proposal through the Crown Development procedure instead

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

MOD Bicester

8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procurement activity has been undertaken in relation to the potential operation of asylum accommodation at Site A at MoD Bicester.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

MOD Bicester

9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what lessons from the operation of existing large asylum accommodation sites have been applied to the assessment of proposals for the use of Site A at MoD Bicester.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Asylum: MOD Bicester

9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what business cases or other internal approvals are required before a final decision can be made on proposals to use Site A at MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation; and whether any such approvals hav

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre

9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to publish the assessment on which her Department based it's statement with regards to the expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre that the investment will deliver "value for money for the