Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it can take to ensure transparency around the loss of life in dispersal accommodation for asylum seekers and in immigration detention in Scotland.
Asylum and immigration are reserved to the UK Parliament and handled by the Home Office. This includes the operation of asylum accommodation and support provision as well as immigration detention across the UK. The Scottish Government supports calls for a public inquiry into support provided for people seeking asylum accommodated by the Home Office during the Covid-19 pandemic.