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The risk of unexploded munitions and toxic gases have been identified as a risk to the health of workers and incoming asylum seekers at a former airbase, a letter has revealed. It describes that the risks present at RAF Scampton “could mean the site is not suitable for its intended use” as asylum accommodation, despite them not being “likely to be significant”. The letter, first published in the Guardian, is addressed to Ian Knowles, Chief Executive of West Lindsey District Council on behalf of Lee Rowley MP and Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Building Safety. The Home Office has s…