Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to expedite the delivery of asylum seekers data on (a) age, (b) language and (c) wider demographic information to local authorities providing (i) initial and (ii) contingency accommodation for those people.

We are in close contact with local authorities and share data, where it is appropriate to do so, in line with data protection principles.

Data, including demographics of those within hotels, is shared via the Data Sharing Portal. This assists local support services work with our users in provision of health and education needs.

Multi Agency Forum meetings are held regularly to discuss the operational arrangements of sites with Local Authority Officials and statutory partners, which also allows exchange data of this nature.