Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military sites are being used to house (a) Afghan and (b) other refugees and asylum seekers; and what the cost to the public purse is of using these sites for that purpose.

A list of Ministry of Defence (MOD) sites which have been made available for use by Afghans and other refugees and asylum seekers can be found in the table below:

For 2023-24, the full net additional cost to the defence estate for housing Afghans will not be captured until end of the financial year. The cost of running sites for other refugees and asylum seekers is the responsibility of the Home Office.

The cost of running sites for other refugees and asylum seekers is not known to MOD as this is a responsibility of the Home Office.