Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the causes of the spread of disease at the Manston asylum centre.

Crossing the Channel is often part of an extended international journey. People arrive tired, cold, in wet clothing and may not have eaten during their journey. Our reception and processing facilities provide suitable welfare provisions, including hot food, fresh clothing, toilet facilities, sanitary packs and medical care.