Asylum & Refugees
Asylum seekers, refugee resettlement, asylum hotels
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 57PMQs 2026-02-11
The Prime Minister will be aware of Lorraine Cox, a resident of Exeter who in 2020 was murdered by a man whose asylum claim had been denied but who was not removed from this country. Will the Prime Mi...
PMQs 2026-02-04
For months, our communities in Epping have been deeply distressed by the Bell hotel reopening as an asylum hotel. My thoughts remain with the victims of the sexual assaults, including the 14-year-old ...
PMQs 2026-01-28
As the UK’s first borough of sanctuary, Lewisham has a proud history of welcoming people fleeing conflict, persecution and instability. Our council works closely with support organisations to help tho...
PMQs 2025-11-19
Immigration is the No. 1 issue on the doorsteps of Bristol North East: most people will ask me about it. They want a firm but also fair approach, but they have been let down over many years. Controlli...
PMQs 2025-06-18
Smearing campaigners who stand up for rape victims as being “far-right” is completely unacceptable, and the Prime Minister should never have said that. I commend his predecessor, my right hon. Friend ...
PMQs 2025-05-21
How many of those deported are failed asylum seekers that came on small boats or lorries?...
PMQs 2024-12-11
The Prime Minister says that he wants to smash the gangs; the only thing he has smashed is his own reputation. What he has been agreeing is not going to do anything. The cost of the Iraq agreement is ...
PMQs 2024-12-11
That is a ludicrous assertion. The Prime Minister is the one who was repeatedly signing those letters. He even asked us to pause all deportations. He does not want to talk about his past, but that let...
PMQs 2024-11-06
Before the election, the Prime Minister claimed that he would not put up national insurance contributions; he put them up. Before the election, he claimed that he would scrap tuition fees; he put them...
PMQs 2024-10-23
Will the Government please continue to work closely with me and West Lindsey district council to ensure that RAF Scampton is sold off in a timely fashion at a fair price, so that we secure the future ...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 413Asylum Seekers Accommodation 2026-03-23
The Home Secretary's authoritarian tendencies often please the Reform party and Tories. Some Labour Members are reportedly unhappy with these proposals. Is she comfortable relying on support from Fara...
Asylum Seekers Accommodation 2026-03-23
Despite creative interpretation of dates, asylum accommodation numbers have gone up. There is a lack of gang-smashing, crossings are up by 45%. When will the Government accept that their approach is m...
Asylum Seekers Accommodation 2026-03-23
Thank the Minister for working to close asylum hotels, including the Crewe Arms hotel. Will he join me in reminding Conservatives that they invented asylum hotels and presided over increased small boa...
Asylum Seekers Accommodation 2026-03-23
Since Labour came to power, the number of people in asylum accommodation has increased by more than 6,000. With figures like that, no South Northamptonshire resident believes the Government is tacklin...
Asylum Seekers Accommodation 2026-03-23
The figures published by the Home Office show around a 7% rise in the asylum and dispersal accommodation numbers. My Hillingdon constituents argue housing needs should prioritize long-standing residen...
Asylum Seekers Accommodation 2026-03-23
How many asylum seekers were accommodated in asylum accommodation on (a) 30 December 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024? The number of people in asylum accommodation has increased since Labour came to power by...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
I welcome the Home Secretary's commitment to community sponsorship of refugees who come here under proposed new safe and legal routes; we have several good examples of that in my constituency. What st...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
Will she go to Cabinet colleagues and advise them that it would be easier to fix the asylum system if we had a much closer relationship with Europe?...
Visa Brake Chevening Scholars 2026-03-23
Including prestigious Chevening scholarships in the Government's clampdown on certain study visas is devastating for those who have been shortlisted, including students who are set to join our world-l...
Visa Brake Chevening Scholars 2026-03-23
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the introduction of the visa brake on Chevening scholars. Chevening scholarships continue to attract and support excepti...