Asylum: Portland Port

(asked on 15th May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the dispersal arrangements are for the migrants on the barge in Portland Port when their time on the vessel comes to an end; where they will then be housed; and what responsibilities Dorset Council will have for them.


Answered by
Robert Jenrick Portrait
Robert Jenrick
This question was answered on 24th May 2023

The accommodation have been contracted for 18 months. We are assessing how long asylum seekers will be accommodated before being moved further through the accommodation system.

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