Erewash MP Maggie Throup has again called on the Home Office to set a clear timetable to permanently close two temporary Accommodation Centres being used to house Asylum Seekers on Bostocks Lane (Sandiacre), and to restore the hotels back to their intended purposes.
Speaking in the House of Commons Chamber during Home Office Questions on Monday 3rd July 2023, Maggie said:
Despite repeated assurances from the Dispatch Box and it being nearly eight months since I first raised the issue with the Minister, the Home Office continues to operate two wholly inappropriate accommodation centres in my constituency, putting an unbearable strain on public services. Will my right hon. Friend expedite a clear timetable to close the centres permanently and restore the hotels to their intended purposes?
To which The Rt. Hon. Robert Jenrick MP, Minister for Immigration replied:
My hon. Friend and I have discussed this on many occasions. She has doggedly campaigned for the closure of these centres as well as supported the steps that we are taking as a Government to stop the boats in the first place. I will be happy to have further conversations with her, but she has my assurance that we are working as fast as possible to clear all hotels, including those in her constituency.
