Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect to begin the refurbishment of short-term holding facilities at Heathrow Terminal 4; and if no firm date can be named, whether they will provide showers within the existing facilities.

The design for a new facility at Heathrow Terminal 4 has been agreed but is still subject to contractor agreement and final sign off.

During the course of the work, space currently occupied by Public Health England will be converted into a temporary holding room. Heathrow Airport Limited, Border Force and Detention Operations are currently finalising the specifications for this temporary facility. The current planned design for this interim facility includes a shower.