CLWYD West MS, Darren Millar, has called for asylum seekers currently housed in a luxury hotel in rural Conwy to be moved elsewhere.

This is at the Hilton Garden Inn at Adventure Parc Snowdonia in Dolgarrog.

Mr Millar has been contacted by constituents who are concerned that scores of asylum seekers are being accommodated at the hotel.

Hotel bookings have been cancelled, including wedding receptions and other events.

Raising the matter in Tuesday’s (November 8) business statement in the Senedd, he said: “Trefnydd, can I call for a statement from the minister for local government on the news that scores of asylum seekers are being housed at a luxury hotel in rural Conwy in North Wales?

“This is something that has caused a great deal of concern amongst the community.

“There's been no communication whatsoever prior to this arrangement being made with either local representatives, the Welsh Government or the local authority.

“Now, clearly, we have to make sure that accommodation is suitable for asylum seekers until their asylum claims are determined, and the UK Government has a significant challenge on its hands, but many people have had their bookings cancelled, wedding events are being cancelled, too.”

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The Home Office would not comment on operational arrangements for the individual site.

The spokesperson added that the Home Office engage with local authorities "as early as possible" whenever sites are used for asylum accommodation and work to ensure arrangements are "safe" for hotel residents and people from the area.

Hilton EMEA Press Office told the Pioneer the hotel had informed them it is closed to the public to support a Government contract.

"We've got a huge strain already on many of our public services in the area, and people want to know what's going to be done to make sure that they're not also given additional burdens as a result of this decision, which appears to have been imposed upon all of us from above.

“Can I ask for an urgent statement on that, and what the Welsh Government is doing to work with the UK Government and, indeed, the local authority concerned, Conwy County Borough Council, to make sure that the needs of these individuals are met and that they can be appropriately housed?

“Not in a luxury hotel, at a time when we've got lots of housing problems already in North Wales, but in appropriate accommodation that is fit for purpose?”