Cost of asylum seeker accommodation (No. 2)

That this House notes with alarm the findings of the Home Affairs Committee report showing that the cost of asylum seeker accommodation will triple across the United Kingdom to £15.3 billion over the next decade, including a rise in Northern Ireland from £100 million to £400 million; condemns the continued over-reliance on hotels, which were only ever intended as a short-term measure, and the spiralling costs now being borne by taxpayers across Great Britain and Northern Ireland; expresses concern at weak oversight, poor value for money and excessive profits among private contractors; calls for urgent reform of the asylum accommodation system to ensure transparency, accountability and proper enforcement against unlicensed and unsuitable housing; and further urges the Government to restore full control of the United Kingdom’s borders and ensure that all those who enter the country illegally are swiftly detained and deported, upholding the rule of law and protecting the interests of law-abiding citizens.