Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing a homes for refugees programme whereby UK residents are able to open their homes to refugees irrespective of their country of origin.

The existing Community Sponsorship Scheme provides the opportunity for friends and neighbours, charities and faith groups to play a direct role in supporting families resettled to the UK as they restart their lives here.

Further details on the Community Sponsorship Scheme can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-full-community-sponsorship

There are currently no plans to establish a broader Homes for Refugees programme and it is not possible to undertake a cost comparison as suggested.