Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date discussions were commenced regarding the potential use of MoD Barnham as asylum accommodation; how many meetings were held with local authorities, police forces, NHS bodies and elected representatives before publication of the proposal; and on what dates those meetings took place.

The Government is considering the use of MoD Barnham for asylum accommodation. No final decision has been made.

Suffolk Constabulary and Norfolk Constabulary were notified of Home Office interest in MoD Barnham on 18 June 2026. Members of Parliament and Local Authority senior officials were notified on 24 June 2026. Local Authority Leaders were briefed on 25 June 2026. The Home Office has since engaged with stakeholders, including NHS bodies, regarding the proposed use of MoD Barnham.