The UK Government is not commenting on claims that overseas investors in a four-star Carmarthenshire hotel where asylum seekers could be placed include a Russian. Documents suggest that the owners of Stradey Park Hotel and Spa, Furnace, Llanelli, have leased individual rooms to UK and overseas investors after acquiring it.
The Land Registry documents indicate that varying amounts were paid by investors and that the total amount paid for leases for the hotel's 77 rooms was around £5.3 million. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing in this ownership model, but concerns about the apparent investment from someone with an address in Russia were raised in Parliament by Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith during a debate about sanctions placed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine last year.
The amount paid in 2020 for one room by the person with an address in Yekaterinburg - a city 880 miles east of Moscow - was £55,960, according to the documents. Addressing Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in the House of Commons on June 13, Ms Griffith said: "Consistency in applying sanctions across Government is crucial to maximise the impact on Russia, and the Secretary of State’s leadership in this respect is vital. You can get more Carmarthenshire news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
