Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of policing the proposed site at MoD Bicester; and what discussions she has had with Thames Valley Police on meeting that cost.

No final decision has been taken on the future use of MOD Bicester Site A. Officials have engaged regularly with Thames Valley Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner on potential policing and resource implications. Police and Crime Commissioners may apply for financial support where additional operational policing costs arise directly from eligible large asylum accommodation sites, with applications considered against the relevant criteria.