HC Deb 07 June 1985 vol 80 c267W
Ms. Harman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people are currently being housed by local authorities in bed and breakfast establishments.

Sir George Young

It is estimated that at the end of December 1984, the latest date for which information is available, there were some 3,300 homeless households in England being housed by local authorities in bed and breakfast accommodation. My Department does not collect information on the size of homeless households.