- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe following extract is from the Second Reading debate on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill on 10 February 2025.
- …Whereas the Conservative party spent nearly £9 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers, we have restarted processing to save the taxpayer £4 billion a year over the next two years, and to end the use of hotels.[Official Report, 10 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 82-83.]Written correction submitted by the hon. Member for Reading West and Mid Berkshire (Olivia Bailey):
- …Whereas the Conservative party spent nearly £9 million a day on hotels for asylum seekers, we have restarted processing to save the taxpayer £4 billion over the next two years, and to end the use of hotels.