Asylum funding for local authorities

That this House recognises that asylum policy at UK level has a direct impact on local authorities and communities and on the level of support they are able to offer asylum seekers; further recognises the importance of ensuring that appropriate levels of funding are made available by central Government and that this funding is needed to enable local authorities to plan and use resource effectively to support integration; and also recognises that a lack of funding limits opportunities for local authorities to plan support services or develops systems which could make significant improvements for people seeking asylum, such as community-based asylum accommodation which could better support integration and reduce costs of temporary hotel accommodation.