A MILITARY training base could be used to house Afghan refugees.
Officials are “scoping” out Swynnerton Camp for temporary accommodation.
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The Ministry of Defence said the camp would house Afghans who fled the Taliban if given the nod in the coming weeks.
Individuals and families will stay before being moved to pre-approved accommodation across the UK.
A source yesterday said “preparations to ready the site” are already underway.
The 560-acre Staffs camp will still be used for fieldcraft training outside the perimeter fence.
This includes the use of blank ammo and pyrotechnics but no live firing.
The MoD said: “We are looking at the possible use of spare accommodation at Swynnerton Training Camp to temporarily accommodate eligible Afghan families under the ARAP (Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy) scheme.
“No decision has been made yet. If used, no personnel will lose their housing and training would continue on the site.”
The camp was built in World War Two as a munitions factory before becoming a training base. It is now operated by the Defence Training Estate.
Plans to house 2,000 asylum seekers at the Dambusters HQ at RAF Scampton, Lincs, has been paused over planning issues.
Meanwhile food supplies were yesterday brought aboard the Bibby Stockholm before asylum seekers return this week.
The barge, in Portland, Dorset, was evacuated in August after the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply.
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