Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties a) her department and b) Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd have acquired in England for asylum dispersal since July 2024.

The procurement of asylum accommodation nationally is managed via contracted accommodation providers that each have specific regions of focus. Details of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC) are published in the public domain and can be found on contract finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.

Local authorities are consulted prior to the procurement of every dispersal property to be used as asylum accommodation, offering them the opportunity to provide useful local intelligence and context to inform procurement decisions. Details of the live dispersal estate in each local authority, including numbers of properties, are shared with nominated local authority officials who are offered the opportunity to routinely engage with both Home Office and accommodation provider officials to raise any issues and/or concerns.