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Several hundred asylum seekers may be housed in defense installations as the administration aims to terminate the reliance of temporary lodging.

Negotiations are underway regarding the use of two sites - one in the Scottish region and another in the English south - for accommodation for nine hundred males.

The PM has instructed Interior Ministry and Ministry of Defence authorities to speed up efforts to locate appropriate defense facilities.

The government has vowed to eliminate the operation of temporary hotel accommodations, which have cost billions in funds and turned into a focal point for anti-asylum seeker rallies.

Proposed Defense Locations

Migrants could be housed in the Cameron Barracks in the Scottish city and East Sussex training site in southeastern England by the end of next month.

Industrial sites, interim housing and previously unused facilities are also being considered for possible utilization.

Administration Assurances

Government sources stated that every facility would adhere to health and safety standards.

"Our administration is furious at the level of illegal migrants and temporary hotel accommodations."

"This government will close every asylum hotel. Efforts are well underway, with more suitable sites being proposed to reduce burden for local areas and decrease refugee accommodation expenses."

Existing Accommodation Data

Approximately 32 thousand asylum seekers are at this time being housed in hotel facilities, representing a drop from a peak of exceeding 56,000 in last year.

A current assessment found that multiple billions of government revenue had been "misused" on refugee housing.

Earlier Military Facility Operation

Two ex-armed forces locations - the Wethersfield facility in Essex and Napier Barracks in the southern county - are currently being utilized to accommodate asylum seekers after being established under the former government.

The Prime Minister commented on the circumstances, saying: "We remain resolved to shut down each temporary accommodation facility. It's difficult to express how disappointed and concerned we are that we face a situation as substantial as the current circumstances by the previous administration."