Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the policy of segregation at the proposed reception centre for asylum seekers at Linton on Ouse on (a) the asylum seekers at that centre and (b) local communities.

The Home Office does not have a segregation policy for the Linton-on-Ouse accommodation site. The site is designed to be as self-sufficient as possible, minimising the impact on local communities and services. We will work closely with local political leaders and their officials and other local partners to manage the impact on the local area. Those living at the site will be free to come and go but are expected to be on site overnight.