Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Afghan refugees are being moved from York.

The Home Office currently does not have any Afghan bridging hotels in York.

To help people rebuild their lives here, we have a duty to end the practice of families living in hotels in the UK. This is in the best interests of families and individuals and will enable them to benefit from the security of housing and long-term consistency of public services. This includes schooling, and the freedoms of independent living that only suitable non-hotel accommodation can provide.

Further information about the support that the government has stood-up can be found at New support for Afghans in UK hotels to find settled housing - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)