Some asylum seekers arriving in the UK have been housed in Dover

Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes made the announcement in the House of Commons, after being pressed on the issue by the Kent town's MP.

She also said improvements were being made to the National Asylum Support Service (NASS).

Dover MP Gwyn Prosser said the news would be well received by his constituents who had borne "more than their fair share" in recent months.

'Poor performance'

I can tell him unequivocally we will not create any additional induction removal centres for asylum seekers in Dover Beverley Hughes MP

Asylum seekers arriving in the UK are kept in induction centres in the first few days they spend in the country, while their applications for asylum are processed.

Many Dover residents feel the town has taken on board a larger share of asylum seekers than it should have had to, because so many enter the UK via the town due to it being the main Channel port.

Mr Prosser asked Ms Hughes in the Commons: "Will she accept that the past poor performance of the National Asylum Support Service has meant that we've had bad decisions and inadequate consultations, which have led to great problems especially in respect to asylum accommodation?"

The minister replied: "I can tell him unequivocally we will not create any additional induction removal centres for asylum seekers in Dover, nor use Dover for any other accommodation purposes beyond our existing contracts.

"As for NASS, with the regionalisation of NASS and the review of NASS that I have instituted, I am seeking to address all of the issues he raises, particularly the communication and the joint working between NASS, local authorities and regional consortium."