Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to use former military sites for asylum accommodation; and whether any sites in or near Wrexham are being considered for that purpose.

We agree with the public that all asylum hotels need to close. However, the Home Office must ensure that we have enough secure, safe and sustainable accommodation so that we can continue to meet our obligation in a fair and equitable manner.

Accommodation on former military sites is designed to be largely self‑sufficient, with essential services being provided on site to minimise impacts on the local community and upon local services and offer better longer-term value for money. They reduce pressure on communities whilst also giving us greater oversight and control at critical points in the asylum decision making process.

The Home Office is not currently considering any ex-military sites in the Wrexham area for the purpose of asylum accommodation.