00:00 We are looking for decent but not luxurious forms of accommodation for illegal migrants.
00:06 That's why we've brought forward the barge in Portland.
00:09 That's why we're now using disused military sites, for example in Scampton, in Lincolnshire,
00:14 in Wethersfield, in Essex.
00:16 We'd like to use more barges in other parts of the country.
00:20 But it isn't solely about the financial advantages.
00:24 It's also about ensuring that migrants are housed in appropriate accommodation.
00:29 And we don't think it's right that migrants are housed in expensive hotels at great cost
00:34 to the taxpayer, taking away valued community assets that should be used for business, for
00:40 tourist travellers and visitors to local places.
00:43 That's why we need to use these new, more appropriate forms of accommodation.
00:48 I'm pleased that we've been able to roll out the first barge and the first disused military
00:54 sites.
00:55 Now, there'll be more to come in the months ahead.
