AQW 1095/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities what representations she is making to the UK Home Office concerning improved accommodation for asylum seekers.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 7 June 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 7 June 2022
- Answer due by
- 22 June 2022
- Answered
- 17 August 202271 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Issues around immigration, including accommodation and support for asylum seekers, are excepted matters and do not fall within my Department’s remit. The Home Office is the operational and policy lead on these matters.
I have written to the Permanent Secretary within the Executive Office to raise concerns that have been raised with me, and enquire about the approach currently being adopted by Mears, the Home Office’s local contractor, to the sourcing of appropriate accommodation for asylum seekers.