{"value":{"id":1900545,"askingMemberId":4872,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-04-16T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","uin":"127893","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure asylum seekers are securely dispersed from short-term holding facilities when those facilities reach capacity.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4641,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-04-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute by providing appropriate support which usually includes accommodation.</p><p>Accommodation Plans consider a range of suitability factors for dispersal in each Local Authority covering market availability, viability, social factors and other supported cohorts.</p><p>Full dispersal remains a key priority which aims to achieve a fairer and more equitable accommodation spread of asylum seekers across the UK. We remain committed to housing asylum seekers in cost-effective and suitable accommodation in communities, achieving the best value for money for the taxpayer.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Asylum: Short-term Holding Facilities","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1900545","method":"GET"}]}