§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which are the mainland locations closest to the floating accommodation that are being planned; [88016]
(2) what recent representations his Department have received on using floating accommodation centres for asylum seekers; and what size of such centres he is planning. [88015]
§ Beverley HughesI met the hon. Member for Mid Worcestershire (Peter Luff) on 4 July 2002 to discuss floating accommodation for asylum seekers. We have not ruled out this possibility.
Site searching for potential accommodation centre sites remains ongoing. We will not be putting into the public domain details of such sites unless and until they are considered to be a serious prospect for the siting of an accommodation centre.