LEADING Vale politicians are again demanding answers on whether 750 asylum seekers are coming to Sully Hospital.

They say the Home Office must make a decision and end the row which has infuriated Sully residents.

The issue is still high on the agenda and Sully Community Council has organised an open meeting for next Tuesday, April 30, to discuss the matter.

The Home Office has earmarked the site as one of eight potential centres for asylum seekers.

Vale of Glamorgan MP John Smith said: "I made it quite clear that the site was both unsuitable and unsafe as an asylum seekers' accommodation centre.

"My assertion was backed up by an independent report that identified the hospital as unsafe for patients. I was assured at the highest level that if the site was unsafe then it would not be used."

He added: "I believe quite enough time has gone by for the Home Office to confirm those findings and the residents of Sully should not be kept waiting any longer."

Mr Smith will press Asylum Seekers Minister Geoff Rooker this week for answers. A Home Office spokesman said: "Only four will end up being accommodation centres and we're still examining the sites. We will make a decision in due course. No decision has been made as yet."

The meeting will be attended by Stephen Harries, director of development at Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, which owns the site.

Cllr Ian Barlow, council chairman, said: "The future of Sully Hospital is of significant interest to the residents of Sully, particularly in light of the investigation which is currently being undertaken by the Home Office as to its potential for use as accommodation for asylum seekers."

The meeting is at 7.30pm at the Jubilee Hall, Sully.