1. The number of asylum seekers placed in hotel accommodation within your area from January 2018 to the latest complete month, broken down by year and month
Wokingham Borough Council do not hold this information. The hotels are managed by home office and not at local level – Therefore this data needs to be sought from source of the home office.

2. The number of hotels within your area being used to house asylum seekers from January 2018 to the latest complete month, broken down by year and month
2018, 2019 and 2020;
January: 0
February: 0
March: 0
April: 0
May: 0
June: 0
July: 0
August: 0
September: 0
October: 0
November: 0
December: 0

2021;
January: 0
February: 0
March: 0
April: 0
May: 0
June: 0
July: 0
August: 0
September: 0
October: 0
November: 1
December: 1

2022;
January: 1
February: 1
March: 1
April: 1
May: 1
June: 1
July: 1
August: 1
September: 1
October: 1
November: 1
December: 1

In addition, please answer the following questions with a yes or no, if you cannot do this please provide additional details:

3. Are you (the council) currently engaged in or considering taking legal action to stop asylum seekers being housed in hotel accommodation in your area?
No.

a) If yes what legal action have you taken/considered?
Not applicable.

4. Have you/are you considering using your planning enforcement powers to dispute the use of hotel accommodation to house asylum seekers? (e.g. change in use from hotel to a longer term housing facility)
No.