Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what sum her Department has spent on preparing RAF Scampton to house asylum seekers.

All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure the best value for taxpayers and the Home Office closely monitors its contractor's performance, including financial results.

The Home Office continues to provide alternative sites to ensure asylum seekers will be in adequate, safe and secure accommodation appropriate for this purpose, whilst providing value for money for the taxpayer.