§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his present estimate of the number of homeless families in the United Kingdom; and how this estimate is arrived at.
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§ Sir K. JosephMy information relates to families in temporary accommodation maintained by local authorities. Returns from authorities in England and Wales of the position on 30th September last gave a total of 4,680 families then in temporary accommodation. It is estimated that the corresponding number in Scotland is 80.