Mark Fletcher
Main Page: Mark Fletcher (Conservative - Bolsover)Department Debates - View all Mark Fletcher's debates with the Home Office
(1 year, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberI warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s statement and intent. We have had a policy of housing illegal migrants and asylum seekers in hotels up and down this country, which has caused massive community tensions and put strains on public services. Can she confirm when that will end and how much that will save the British taxpayer?
We are spending £3 billion a year on supporting the asylum backlog and £6 million a day on hotel accommodation, which is valuable taxpayers’ money that should not be diverted to those purposes. We need to stop the boats, bear down on the backlog and save the British taxpayer valuable money.