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HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThis is about quicker decision making, the commitment we have made to appeals reform and better collaboration with our European neighbours. Those elements are adding up to…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI will of course meet the hon. Lady. Immigration removal centres are, of course, an entirely separate matter from what we are talking about here. I do not have those numbers at my…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationMy hon. Friend has doggedly pursued me on this very important issue. It is really important that, as the Home Office, we consider the broader context—such as what he says with…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his questions. It is not bragging to say that under the previous Government the number of folks accommodated in hotels was 56,000 at…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationIn a general sense, a number of the people we now see in leadership positions in the Reform party were previously in the Tory party and had significant agency over this issue.…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI am well aware of York’s status as a city of sanctuary— [ Interruption. ] —or as a human rights city, forgive me. I always want to work with the people of York to ensure that…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his question. I am well aware of the matter concerning Stoke Heath, as he has pressed hard both verbally and in writing on that…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThe right hon. Gentleman knows my enthusiasm for Royal Sutton Coldfield and the strength of its plan for neighbourhoods programme from a previous, much happier engagement I had…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThe idea that 90% of cases are granted is for the birds—it is not even half that. It is also not true that people who are accommodated in hotels are living a luxury lifestyle. In…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThe backlog is one of the major sins that explains why the supported population is much larger than we would expect it to be. We have got through the backlog in initial decision…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationWe have had success on other large sites where that has not been the case. Individuals need to register with a GP, but it is our intention that the impact on the local health…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI am grateful for that question. I will mirror the commitment I made to the right hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) and ensure that the hon. Lady gets whatever…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI can help the hon. Gentleman with that. The whole point on safe and legal routes is that those are not the means by which people are coming into the country. As he will have seen…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationFirst, on lawfulness, this very minute we are operating two schemes very lawfully. On quality, many of these sites—certainly those we brought forward in the past—were good enough…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThe facts do not bear that out. We have a system that separates those who are travelling economically and those who are seeking protection. I do not want this country to lose its…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationThe hon. and learned Gentleman makes an important point. I cannot wholly agree with what he says, but this is important. As we win the battle in the channel, the common travel…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationI think that is slightly unfair. The hon. Gentleman knows that they will all close by 2029, but within that, none of them will be open for a day longer than they need to be. In…29 Jun 2026HANSARD Asylum AccommodationIt is rare that I disagree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman. His incredible work on the persecution of Christians abroad, for example, is something on which I agree with…29 Jun 2026HANSARDAsylum AccommodationThis Government inherited an asylum system under significant strain, with hundreds of hotels in use at considerable cost to the taxpayer. I wish to update the House on the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure my hon. Friend and colleagues across the House that we are closing hotels, not opening them.08 Jun 2026