questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants were (a) in Essex and (b) housed in hotels in Essex in the last 12 months; and how many of those have been removed since October 2023.
answerText: Data on asylum applications, the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, and returns is published at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)
heading: Undocumented Migrants: Essex