Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of (a) information and (b) advice provided by (i) his Department and (ii) housing providers to asylum-seekers in asylum accommodation.

The Home Office works closely with its accommodation providers to ensure that there is a consistent standard of information being provided that meets the needs of those we accommodate. The Home Office provides separate grant-funding to Migrant Help for the provision of independent advice to asylum seekers.

We remain in regular discussion with the Providers, stakeholders and service users about ways to improve the services provided.