On 25th March 2024, the Bishop of Oxford asked a question on the ramifications of the government’s plan to relocate asylum seekers from hotels to larger sites, during a discussion on the number of asylum claims waiting to be determined:
The Lord Bishop of Oxford: My Lords, the National Audit Office published a report on 20 March expressing the view that government plans to relocate asylum seekers from hotels to larger sites are actually proving more expensive than the hotel accommodation. Is this affecting the Government’s long-term strategy for offering safe accommodation?
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con, Home Office): My Lords, the Government’s long-term strategy is a current subject of discussion via various other Bills. We will be closing all our hotels; we will have closed more than 100 by the end of March. Clearly, having hotels occupied by migrants is not optimal, and of course that goes to inform long-term strategic thinking.
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