Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are housed in Ashfield constituency; what accommodation is used to house those migrants; and what the cost is of housing those migrants.

The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.

The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts- HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).