I have received a letter from Tom Pursglove MP, the Minister responsible for RAF Scampton.

In it, he confirms that the Home Office has now capped the number of migrants that they propose to house at Scampton to 800.

We are pleased the numbers of migrants the Home Office proposes to house at Scampton is now much reduced, and that the Minister has responded to my repeated lobbying that 2,000 migrants was too many for the site.

I am seeking further reassurance that they will be prohibited from going onto the former married quarters and that the accommodation they are housed in will be temporary.

Our chief concern remains that we now get the vast majority of the site released to West Lindsey District Council as soon as possible so that regeneration can be kickstarted without delay.

I am in ongoing talks with the Minister to achieve this.