Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using modular buildings to reduce reliance on hotels for asylum accommodation.

We are actively exploring all viable options so we can reduce reliance on hotels, including using modular buildings and ex-military sites.

We’ve learned important lessons from inherited decisions made by the previous government. These are now informing our future site acquisition strategy to ensure better planning, stronger community engagement, and more sustainable outcomes.

We will ensure that any development is safe, appropriate, and compliant with planning regulations.