Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between David Simmonds and Sarah Bool

Monday 23rd March 2026 Commons Chamber

[David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) (Con)]

13. How many asylum seekers were in asylum accommodation on (a) 30 September 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024.

[Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

16. How many asylum seekers were accommodated in asylum accommodation on (a) 30 December 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024.

[The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris)]

Home Office quarterly statistics show that there were 103,426 individuals in asylum accommodation on 30 December 2025, compared with 108,085 on 30 September 2025 and 96,642 on 30 June 2024. Of course, these time periods are not like-for-like comparisons, but for reference colleagues will be interested to note that in the final September under the previous Government there were more than 119,000 asylum seekers in accommodation, so the comparable figure from September 2025 is well down on that level.