Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143018, what steps the Government is taking to improve living conditions at the (a) Napier and (b) Penally barracks temporary asylum seeker accommodation sites.

We expect the highest standards from our providers, and we provide asylum seekers with safe, warm, suitable accommodation that is fit for purpose and correctly equipped in line with existing asylum accommodation standards and contractual requirements.

Accommodation provider Clearsprings Ready Homes have acted upon feedback and worked with voluntary organisations to provide activities and entertainment at both sites, to the extent Covid restrictions allow, and local faith leaders to provide further support and provision to meet religious needs.

We continue to work closely with our provider and partners to identify opportunities for improvement, as we do across our entire accommodation estate.