"The Fownes Hotel continues to be used as accommodation for asylum seekers until we are instructed otherwise." READ MORE: Enforcement investigation being carried out into Fownes HotelAPPROVED: The Fownes Hotel is suitable for asylum seekers despite a challenge under planning law (Image: Stock image)Worcester City Council last month published documents showing that the hotel was assessed not to have changed use despite being “block-booked” for asylum seekers by Serco. READ MORE: Decision made on whether Fownes Hotel broke planning rules by housing asylum seekersA Home Office spokesperson said: “The government is removing the incentives drawing illegal migrants to Britain. “We will close every single asylum hotel, moving illegal migrants into basic accommodation like military barracks. "The population in asylum hotels has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in the last year and by 45 per cent since the peak under the previous government - helping reduce asylum support costs by nearly £1 billion."