§ Mr. Wrayasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest statistics for people in bed and breakfast accommodation in the United Kingdom, paid by public funds.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThere are no overall figures of the number of people in bed and breakfast accommodation paid for by public funds. However, there were an estimated 11,300 households in Great Britain, who were being accommodated in bed and breakfast at the end of June 1987 by local authorities under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Acts. In almost all of these cases at least part of the costs will have been met from public funds.