§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the local authority regional consortia and other accommodation providers with which the National Asylum Support Service has entered into contracts to date. [140237]
§ Mrs. RocheContracts have now been signed with five consortia: Glasgow City Council on behalf of the Scottish Consortium, North East England, Yorkshire and Humberside, West Midlands and North West (East Region). Other contracts have been signed with: YMCA Glasgow, Safe Haven Yorkshire, Roselodge Ltd., Leena Corporation, Landmark Liverpool Ltd., Clearsprings Management Ltd., Capital Accommodation Ltd., Angel Group, Adelphi Hotels Ltd. and Accommodata Ltd., (Shallan).
§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many units of accommodation supplied by National Asylum Support Service accommodation providers have been contracted from(a) local authority regional consortia and (b) private landlords; and what proportion of the units provided in 2000–01 will be contracted through regional consortia. [140238]
§ Mrs. RocheAs at 24 November, the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) had procured 15,306 bedspaces from private landlords and 8,673 from local authority regional consortia. The NASS has to retain a stock of available property. The exact number of units changes day by day as providers notify the NASS of properties. Equally, the number of asylum seekers provided with accommodation by the NASS changes daily.
§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the total number of units of accommodation required by the National Asylum Support Service for(a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02. [140239]
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§ Mrs. RocheThe total number of bedspaces required by the National Asylum Support Service for 2000–01 is 44,000. The latest estimate for 2001–02 is 55,000 bedspaces.