§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Wellington in Somerset falls within the cluster area of Taunton and Bridgwater with respect to the housing of asylum seekers by the National Asylum Support Service. [104698]
§ Beverley HughesThe town of Wellington in Somerset falls within the National Asylum Support Service cluster area of Taunton and Bridgwater.
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2003,Official Report, column 697W, on asylum seekers, whether it is a rule or a guideline that accommodation must be located within the defined area of a cluster. [104702]
§ Beverley HughesIt is a rule that accommodation for asylum seekers is located within a cluster area. Accommodation providers are advised by the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) that property supplied to house asylum seekers must be located within the designated cluster area. Any properties offered to NASS. which fall outside a designated cluster area will be refused.