Bed-and-Breakfast Accommodation (Hansard, 23 October 2001)

HC Deb 23 October 2001 vol 373 c187W 187W

§ 20. Paul Goggins
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people in local authority paid bed-and-breakfast accommodation. [5589]

§ Ms Keeble
We have significantly increased money for housing and targeted new affordable housing in areas of shortage. We have also established a bed-and-breakfast unit. Over the next two years the unit will work with partners to introduce measures to reduce the need to place families in B and B.