Question reference: S6W-11065
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 October 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers who arrived in Scotland before 24 February 2022 are still in temporary accommodation.
Answer
Asylum is reserved to the UK Parliament and handled by the Home Office. The Scottish Government does not have access to Home Office systems or hold data on individuals who are in the asylum system or who hold refugee status, which could be used to identify how many people who arrived before 24 February 2022 are living in temporary accommodation.