Lincolnshire County Council

Asylum and Migration · drafted 2026-07-02 · accepted · 2 finding(s)

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9 Sep 2025Three days before the Council motion, at Growth Scrutiny Committee on 9 September 2025 the Executive Councillor reiterated the administration's opposition to RAF Scampton being used for asylum accommodation, framing it as an 'illegal migrant holding centre' and noting the Council had already written to the Secretary of State pressing to unlock the site for economic use instead. [1][2]

12 Sep 2025At Full Council on 12 September 2025, Lincolnshire County Council voted (as amended) to call on the Leader and Executive to publicly oppose Government proposals to use sites in Greater Lincolnshire for asylum seeker accommodation (including RAF Scampton) and to write to the local MP opposing any such use of RAF Scampton; a Conservative Group motion moved by Cllr R Davies and seconded by Cllr T Dyer was amended by a Reform UK amendment (moved by Cllr R Gibson, seconded by Cllr P Roberts), which was carried by recorded vote 38 for / 14 against / 11 abstentions, and the motion as amended was then RESOLVED (carried), with 12 Conservative councillors recording their votes against the amended motion. [3][4][5][6][7][8]

References (8)
  1. Minutes, 9 September 2025 “The Council had written to the Secretary of State urging acceleration of plans to unlock the RAF Scampton site’s economic potential.”
  2. Minutes, 9 September 2025 “The Executive Councillor reiterated the call for local MPs to reaffirm their pledge that Scampton would not be used as an illegal migrant holding centre.”
  3. Minutes, 12 September 2025 “A motion by the Conservative Group was moved by Councillor R Davies and seconded by Councillor T Dyer as follows: That that this Council calls on the Leader of the Council and the Executive to: 1. Publicly oppose any Government proposals to use sites in Greater Lincolnshire for asylum seeker accommodation.”
  4. Minutes, 12 September 2025 “An amendment by Reform UK, moved by Councillor R Gibson, seconded by Councillor P Roberts had been submitted as follows:”
  5. Minutes, 12 September 2025 “5. Request the Leader to write to the Lincoln MP, Hamish Falconer MP, to strongly oppose the Labour Government on any proposal to use RAF Scampton for asylum seeker accommodation.”
  6. Minutes, 12 September 2025 “Upon being put to the vote, the amendment was carried. The vote was recorded as follows: FOR: 38”
  7. Minutes, 12 September 2025 “A vote was then taken on the Motion, as amended. RESOLVED That this Council calls on the Leader of the Council and the Executive to:”
  8. Minutes, 12 September 2025 “Councillors Brockway, Carrington, Cawrey, Davies, Dyer, Hill OBE, Kendrick, Martin, Roe, Taylor, Vernon and Woolley requested that their vote against the motion, as amended, be recorded.”