Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh is asking about the "spiralling costs of using ex-military bases to house migrants".As we've reported this morning, t
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh is asking about the “spiralling costs of using ex-military bases to house migrants”.
As we’ve reported this morning, the National Audit Office says alternative plans to house asylum seekers will end up costing millions more than the hotel rooms they will be moved from.
It says the expected bill for four new sites will be £1.2bn over the next decade – £46m more than the estimated cost of hotels.
Sir Edward is asking for a meeting with the immigration minister and the local council, to discuss releasing most of the RAF Scampton military base for regeneration.
Sunak says the plan is working to cut use of asylum hotels, adding the government will have closed 100 hotels by next week.
He says he “fully supports discussions” about how best to accommodate a smaller number of asylum seekers safely at RAF Scampton.
The government wants the base used for the “shortest possible time”, Sunak adds.
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