Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on (a) provision of and (b) eligibility for English language classes for asylum seekers who are based in hotel accommodation paid for by her Department.

The provision of English classes (English as a Second Language (ESoL)) for asylum seekers within hotels is not funded by the Home Office.

ESoL courses may be provided by the voluntary sector in the local communities where hotels are being used to house asylum seekers in their area.