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What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the proposed use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
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Awaiting answer.
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Written questions by Miller.
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Whether consultation was undertaken with Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Thames Valley Police and local NHS bodies prior to the decision to proceed with the use of MoD Bicester
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Awaiting answer.
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What alternative sites were considered before MoD Bicester was selected for asylum accommodation and what criteria were used to compare those sites.
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Awaiting answer.
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What assessment her Department has made of the accessibility of MoD Bicester to amenities, public transport, healthcare, legal advice and asylum support services.
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Awaiting answer.
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What estimate her Department has made of the cost of preparing, operating and securing MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
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Awaiting answer.
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What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of previous proposals to develop MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation; and for what reason those proposals were not taken forward.
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Awaiting answer.
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If she will publish any site assessment, risk assessment, equality impact assessment and value-for-money assessment prepared in relation to the proposed use of MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
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Awaiting answer.
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What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers at MoD Bicester on local healthcare services, policing, transport infrastructure, community safety and volunta
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Awaiting answer.
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Whether a formal review has been undertaken of previous proposals to use MoD Bicester for asylum accommodation.
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Awaiting answer.
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What criteria her Department used to assess the suitability of MoD Bicester for use as asylum accommodation.
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Awaiting answer.
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What assessment she has made of the impact of 240 additional detention beds at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre on the number of enforced returns.
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The additional 240 beds at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) form part of the IRC Expansion Programme, which will deliver around 1,000 additional long‑term male bed spaces, increasing overall detention capacity to approximately 3,500 beds.Increa...
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What proportion of people detained across the immigration removal estate are (a) time-served foreign national offenders, (b) immigration offenders, (c) refused asylum seekers and (d) detained while th
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The information you have requested on the proportion of time-served foreign national offenders (FNOs) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quart...
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What proportion of time-served foreign national offenders were (a) deported immediately (b) detained in Immigration Removal Centres pending deportation and (c) released pending deportation for each of
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The information you have requested on the proportion of time-served foreign national offenders (FNOs) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quart...
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If she will publish the needs assessment accompanying the Statement of National Importance for the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre.
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Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
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What the occupancy rate was across the immigration detention estate in each of the last 12 months.
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Migration statistics are published quarterly and include data on the number of people in detention, including those detained solely under immigration powers in prisons, and those leaving detention. The latest statistics are available on gov.uk: How many p...
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What criteria her Department applied in determining that the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre meets the threshold of national importance under Regulation 4(c)(iii) of the Tow
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Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
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What the estimated capital and annual operating cost is of the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre; and what the cost per detention bed is.
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Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
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With reference to page 4 of the Statement of National Importance for Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre, published in March 2026, what the evidential basis is that current demand for immigration de
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Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...
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What measures are in place to prevent a person detained in police custody who has been identified as requiring an assessment by Liaison and Diversion services from being given an out of court disposal
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The Home Office is unable to comment on operational police matters and decisions as policing is independent of the government. Guidance is provided to forces through the College of Policings Approved Professional Practice (APP) which includes information ...
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When she plans to answer Questions (a) 97729 and (b) 97730, tabled by the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock on 5 December 2025.
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The Honourable Member will receive a response shortly.
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