Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons asylum accommodation providers are required to inform her Department of warning letters they have issued to tenants.

Asylum seekers are clearly advised of the expectations the Home Office and our providers have for them to behave responsibly while they are accommodated in our properties and not to engage in any form of criminal activity.

All incidents are reported to the Home Office immediately by the providers which is a contractual requirement. We then work with the provider to put additional measures in place, if required. This will include working with other statutory bodies including the Police to investigate any potential criminal activities.