My Work In Parliament - Alex Norris - Alex Norris

Asylum: Hotels

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

No, the Secretary of State will not publish written evidence submitted by the Government in the hearing relating to the Bell Inn Hotel, Epping. The Secretary of State’s evidence was...

Refugees

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

When this Government came to office, we inherited an immigration system in chaos. Organised criminal gangs wreaked havoc on our borders and we are still living with the consequences. Migrants...

Asylum: Hotels

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

As per the Spending Review the Government has committed to delivering savings of £1.1bn by 28/29 from exiting hotels and these savings have been factored into the Home Office budget. The...

Asylum: Hotels

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

This Government recognises that hotels are not a sustainable solution for accommodating asylum seekers and remains committed to ending their use, already reducing the number in operation. We do...

Asylum: Applications

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at...

Corporate Travel Management: Asylum

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office entered into an agreement with Corporate Travel Management (CTM) in April 2025. Accommodation at the Stanwell Hotel is provided as part of the contracted services. Given this...

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Impacts on vulnerable individuals and equalities considerations are at the front and centre of our work. As required through the Public Sector Equality Duty, the Home Office considers equality...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Our contracted providers consult with local authorities on every Dispersal Accommodation bedspace before it is procured with the relevant local authority. If the local authority and provider do...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office routinely engages local officials and elected members as part of the procurement process for specific types of accommodation, to enable us to gather local intelligence which...

Undocumented Migrants: Arrests

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, the resources...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

This Government have committed to exit hotels as soon as possible and by the end of this Parliament. We are looking at a range of more appropriate sites including disused accommodation,...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided in PQ 71464.

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The focus of the Future Asylum Contract Transformation Project is scoping potential procurement and implementation of a new delivery model, to replace the current Asylum Accommodation and Support...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Dispersed Accommodation is procured under the Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The AASC are published and set out our requirements for the sourcing and procurement of accommodation,...

Undocumented Migrants: Hotels

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Data is published quarterly on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including accommodation type, and can be found within the Asy_D11 tab of our most recent statistics release...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office expects the highest standards from accommodation providers. A detailed breakdown of all of the services to be undertaken by accommodation providers and the standards we expect can...

Undocumented Migrants: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their...

Undocumented Migrants: Enforcement

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior...

Undocumented Migrants: Deportation

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The information requested regarding the specific value of payments made under the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) and Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) are not separately available from published...

Homicide

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The information you have requested is not available from published statistics. Work is currently underway to improve the quality of information held by the department on foreign national...