Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential occupational health impacts of the proposed increases in housing for asylum seekers in Shrewsbury.

The provision of healthcare for asylum-seekers is the statutory responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care.

All asylum seekers undergo a health check upon arrival and hospitalised if required. Home Office provides 24/7 health facilities including, vaccinations, trained medical staff and a doctor for those on site.