§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether each of the area health and social service boards in Northern Ireland place homeless families and homeless single people in emergency accommodation; and whether each board uses private flats and private landlords to meet their emergency accommodation needs;
(2) whether each health and social service board has a list of bed and breakfast accommodation which will provide accommodation for homeless people; whether such accommodation is inspected; what are the names of the hostels which the four boards use to provide emergency accommodation for homeless people; and whether this accommodation is inspected.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.