HC Deb 23 June 1988 vol 135 c702W
Mr. Boateng

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set up an inquiry into allegations of squalid conditions and abuse of residents by staff at Thorncliffe hotel for the homeless; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Roe

No. The London borough of Hounslow, in whose area the Thorncliffe hotel is situated, has very wide ranging powers to deal with hotels used as temporary accommodation for homeless families.

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