§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How they propose to advertise to affected communities the creation of new induction centres for asylum seekers; and over what period. [HL1350]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)As part of the competitive tendering exercise to procure accommodation to support an induction centre for asylum seekers making their claims in London and the South East, the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) wrote to relevant local authorities. At the time details of the bids were commercially sensitive and this precluded wider consultation with the public. However, we are undertaking a full, independent review of NASS operations and business procedures, including procurement processes in order to determine, among other things, what improvements can be made to make consultation consistent with the need to preserve commercial confidences.