Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were moved from the Manston processing centre to hotel accommodation in Norwich in the period between 1 January 2022 and 25 November 2022.

The significant increase in dangerous journeys across the Channel is placing unprecedented strain on our asylum system and it has made it necessary to continue standing up hotels to accommodate some asylum seekers

We are committed to working closely with communities and stakeholders to ensure destitute asylum seekers are housed in safe, secure and functional accommodation. All appropriate options are being explored to ensure that suitable accommodation is secured as quickly as is necessary.

A breakdown of individual hotels, approvals, online and occupancy could only be provided at disproportionate cost.