The MoD plans to utilize the RAF facility at Linton for asylum seeker accommodation, following Ben Wallace's previous scrapping of housing plans there.
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Updated Oct 16
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The MoD plans to utilize the RAF facility at Linton for asylum seeker accommodation, following Ben Wallace's previous scrapping of housing plans there.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.NAO investigation reviews Home Office program as Linton base is proposed for asylum centre.1 source
Council urges opposition to Home Office asylum centre plans at Linton, linked to former MoD base.1 source
MoD plans to use Linton RAF facility for asylum seekers.1 source
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Home Office seeks planning permission for asylum centre in Bicester, Linton-on-Ouse, and Barnham.Also in this story
- Calum Miller, MP for Bicester, urged transparency on the asylum plan and requested an independent review by NISTA.
- Oxfordshire County Council lodged formal objections to the Home Office's proposal for an asylum camp near Bicester.
- The Home Office is considering a site in Norfolk/Suffolk for asylum seeker accommodation, which is also vital for police training.
- The Home Office announced asylum seeker housing plans in Oxfordshire, proposed expansion of sites in Essex, and sought planning approval for a migrant camp in Bicester.
The entities involved
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Linton
village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Ministry of Defence
United Kingdom government department responsible for implementing the defence policy