Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used in assessing the suitability of the Stoke Heath development for asylum accommodation; what assessment was made of local transport links, access to healthcare, educational provision and other public services; and if she will publish that assessment.

The Home Secretary directly intervened to stop migrants being moved into the Stoke Heath development in Shropshire and no asylum seekers remain on site.

The Home Secretary has introduced a robust process which means that under the enhanced assurance and governance framework, newbuild sites such as the Stoke Heath development would not meet the criteria for use to house asylum seekers.

Decisions on locations are made following a robust consultation process which takes into account access to services, availability of GPs and dentists as well as education, healthcare and other local services before the Home Office commits to any accommodation.