alternative accommodation options she actually did grant approval and permission for during her time, and finally, perhaps the home secretary might wish tojoin finally, perhaps the home secretary might wish to join the home affairs select committee when we visit manson again for the second time this week? ~ ., this week? well, i read with interest the this week? well, i read with interest the session - this week? well, i read with interest the session that. this week? well, i read withj interest the session that the honourable lady conducted last week at her honourable lady conducted last week at her select committee and i was. i at her select committee and i was. i want at her select committee and i was. i want it at her select committee and i was. i want it on at her select committee and i was. i want it on record my immense thanks i want it on record my immense thanks to i want it on record my immense thanks to the officials that you heard thanks to the officials that yo
other government departments, looking at other dispersal around the country. we have to look exhaustively, but it is not easy. i look forward to her attending at the homes committee on the 22nd of november. we heard evidence last week that manson was at breaking point. we are also told by the home office director general for customer services that three hotels were approved, one week ago when the right honourable member was the then home secretary. so can this home secretary confirm exactly how many hotels or alternative accommodation options she was personally invited by her officials to approve for use during herfirst tenure by her officials to approve for use during her first tenure as home secretary, and how many hotels or
accommodation. let me set out to the house the situation that i found when i arrived as home secretary in september at the home office. i was appalled to learn that there were over 35,000 migrants staying in hotel accommodation around the country, at exorbitant cost to the taxpayer. i instigated an urgent review.- home taxpayer. i instigated an urgent| review.- home secretary. taxpayer. i instigated an urgent i review.- home secretary. i review. order. home secretary. i -ushed review. order. home secretary. i pushed officials review. order. home secretary. i pushed officials to review. order. home secretary. i pushed officials to identify - pushed officials to identify accommodation options which would be more cost effective and delivered swiftly while meeting our legal obligation to migrants. i ve held regular operational meetings with front line officials and have been energetically seeking alternative sites i have to be honest, this takes time and there are many hurdles. ifore