PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: North East (14 November 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Guardian article UK asylum seekers refused housing over social cohesion issues, published 27 September 2018, what information his Department holds on whether local authorities have placed a temporary ban on people seeking asylum from being housed in (a) Durham, (b) Newcastle upon Tyne and (c) Sunderland; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

The dispersal of Asylum Seekers across the UK requires the active participation of local authorities working with the Home Office in providing support and accommodation.

Local Authorities work with the Home Office and its partners to manage the housing of asylum seekers in the UK. We can confirm there are no areas where the dispersal of asylum seekers has been suspended on the basis of social cohesion issues. Officials will continue to work with Local Authorities to ensure dispersal of asylum seekers is managed effectively for those seeking international protection and the communities in which they are based.

Answered by:
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
21 November 2018