{"value":{"id":1364576,"askingMemberId":4610,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-10-29T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-11-03T00:00:00","uin":"66250","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were living in contingency accommodation across the UK as at 1 October 2021.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4451,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-11-03T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found at <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support\" target=\"_blank\">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><br> Data is published on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published 22 August 2021. The next quarterly figures are due to be released later this month.</p><p><br> The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific accommodation, as these figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Asylum: Housing","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1364576","method":"GET"}]}