Asylum Hotels and Illegal Channel Crossings Debate
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Lewis Cocking
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Asylum Hotels and Illegal Channel Crossings
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Dame Angela Eagle
We do not believe that it is sustainable to keep hotel use indefinitely, and we are working to close hotels.
Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne) (Con)
Small boat crossings are up 30% since the general election. The number of illegal asylum seekers in the asylum hotel in my constituency of Broxbourne is also up. Illegal asylum seekers are being prioritised for GP appointments and school places, which is outrageous to me and my hard-working constituents. Can the Minister tell the House when she will meet her manifesto commitment of closing the asylum hotel in my constituency of Broxbourne?
Dame Angela Eagle
Our aim is to close asylum hotels and get out of what we feel is an unsustainable situation as quickly as practicable.