The network quoted a general practitioner as saying that there were concerns that some of the asylum-seeking children she had seen were not gaining weight properly because of what they were given to eat.
An Iranian woman, who did not reveal her identity, told “Sky News”, “My children need fresh food and vegetables. We do not have any facilities in my room such as a refrigerator or a microwave.”
She added, “The place we are staying in is not suitable for families, and this type of hotel is without any facilities.”
A Central American asylum seeker who had to flee her country for fear of drug gangs said that although she felt safe in the UK, she felt the asylum process was “difficult”.
The girl showed the British network a video clip that she said was of food served to asylum seekers, and it was moldy and not cooked properly.
Another asylum seeker said, “In my case, I spent many days without breakfast, lunch or dinner because I was looking at the food and I prefer not to eat it because after eating I had diarrhea or stomach pain.”
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Dr. Joanne Nash supervises a large number of asylum seekers, and according to her, one in ten visits a doctor about stomach problems that could be related to what they eat.
She also expressed concern about some children of asylum seekers, whom she sees as not gaining weight.
According to the Home Office, the food served in asylum hotels meets all NHS standards, and concerns related to this problem will be addressed.
“Asylum seekers in hotels receive three meals a day, in addition to a weekly allowance and an additional allowance for families with an infant or young child,” a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said.
He added: “If there are concerns about any aspect of the service provided in a hotel, we work with the service provider to ensure that these issues are addressed, while asylum seekers can reach the 24/7 helpline to raise any concerns they have and can submit formal complaints that will be processed. follow it up.”
It is worth noting that there are currently 37,000 asylum seekers in hotels, which is costing the government about 5.6 million pounds a day.
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