Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on taking steps to place obligations on local authorities to provide housing for a set number of refugee families.

As the Prime Minister set out in his statement to Parliament on 13 December 2022, the UK will establish an annual cap on the number of people who come to the UK via safe and legal routes which will depend on a variety of factors, including Local Authorities’ capacity to support them.

In introducing this cap, we will consult with Local Authorities first to understand their capacity and ensure that we have the resource to properly support and integrate people into our communities, before Parliament votes and commits to a final number.

The UK’s resettlement schemes are only possible thanks to the commitment of over 350 Local Authorities and community sponsors across the UK.