Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Oral Statement of 29 March 2023 by the Minister for Immigration, on Illegal Migration Update, Official Report, column 1018, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) current and (b) former service accommodation with (i) mould and (ii) damp issues is not used to house asylum claimants.

As will all asylum accommodation, the Home Office will ensure that all accommodation is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and meets all regulatory requirements.