<p>[holding answer 15 October 2013]: The information requested for Coventry and England is set out in the following table.</p><p>As outlined in the written ministerial statement of 18 September 2012, Official Report, column 32WS, my Department no longer publishes statistics by Government office region. Local authority figures from which regional estimates for the former West Midlands Government office region can be calculated are also included in the table.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Householdswith children in temporaryaccommodation1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Numberas at 30June<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">2013<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Localauthorities in the former West Midlands Government OfficeRegion<br /></td><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /></tr><tr><td valign="top">Birmingham<br /></td><td valign="top">382<br /></td><td valign="top">567<br /></td><td valign="top">515<br /></td><td valign="top">615<br /></td><td valign="top">715<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Bromsgrove<br /></td><td valign="top">8<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">17<br /></td><td valign="top">21<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">CannockChase<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Coventry<br /></td><td valign="top">12<br /></td><td valign="top">20<br /></td><td valign="top">22<br /></td><td valign="top">43<br /></td><td valign="top">31<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Dudley<br /></td><td valign="top">27<br /></td><td valign="top">22<br /></td><td valign="top">32<br /></td><td valign="top">32<br /></td><td valign="top">30<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">EastStaffordshire<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Herefordshire,Countyof<br /></td><td valign="top">73<br /></td><td valign="top">50<br /></td><td valign="top">36<br /></td><td valign="top">58<br /></td><td valign="top">41<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Lichfield<br /></td><td valign="top">12<br /></td><td valign="top">10<br /></td><td valign="top">12<br /></td><td valign="top">17<br /></td><td valign="top">7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">MalvernHills<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Newcastle-under-Lyme<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">NorthWarwickshire<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">NuneatonandBedworth<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">11<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Redditch<br /></td><td valign="top">7<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">11<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Rugby<br /></td><td valign="top">0<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">17<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Sandwell<br /></td><td valign="top">30<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">18<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">16<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Shropshire<br /></td><td valign="top">51<br /></td><td valign="top">43<br /></td><td valign="top">50<br /></td><td valign="top">49<br /></td><td valign="top">25<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Solihull<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">22<br /></td><td valign="top">27<br /></td><td valign="top">27<br /></td><td valign="top">31<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">SouthStaffordshire<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">10<br /></td><td valign="top">11<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Stafford<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">2<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">StaffordshireMoorlands<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td><td valign="top">11<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">14<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Stoke-on-Trent<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">1<br /></td><td valign="top">7<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Stratford-on-Avon<br /></td><td valign="top">16<br /></td><td valign="top">19<br /></td><td valign="top">14<br /></td><td valign="top">13<br /></td><td valign="top">19<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Tamworth<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">TelfordandWrekin<br /></td><td valign="top">51<br /></td><td valign="top">44<br /></td><td valign="top">41<br /></td><td valign="top">42<br /></td><td valign="top">32<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Walsall<br /></td><td valign="top">22<br /></td><td valign="top">20<br /></td><td valign="top">14<br /></td><td valign="top">22<br /></td><td valign="top">33<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Warwick<br /></td><td valign="top">11<br /></td><td valign="top">6<br /></td><td valign="top">10<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">14<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Wolverhampton<br /></td><td valign="top">55<br /></td><td valign="top">47<br /></td><td valign="top">45<br /></td><td valign="top">43<br /></td><td valign="top">39<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Worcester<br /></td><td valign="top">51<br /></td><td valign="top">50<br /></td><td valign="top">38<br /></td><td valign="top">30<br /></td><td valign="top">37<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Wychavon<br /></td><td valign="top">9<br /></td><td valign="top">14<br /></td><td valign="top">21<br /></td><td valign="top">18<br /></td><td valign="top">5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">WyreForest<br /></td><td valign="top">15<br /></td><td valign="top">18<br /></td><td valign="top">14<br /></td><td valign="top">4<br /></td><td valign="top">3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">England2<br /></td><td valign="top">45,940<br /></td><td valign="top">37,940<br /></td><td valign="top">35,950<br /></td><td valign="top">39,490<br /></td><td valign="top">43,090<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">1Includes expectant mothers with no other dependentchildren.<br />2England totals are rounded to the nearest 10, and published inDCLG Live Table775.<br />Source:<br />Quarterly PIE returnsfrom localauthorities.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p><p>We want families with children to be able to live in secure and settled homes. That is why we have taken action to help local authorities move families quickly into settled accommodation. From 9 November 2012, local authorities have had a new power under the Localism Act to use good quality private rented sector accommodation to end the main homelessness duty. Families will no longer need to be placed in temporary accommodation while they wait for social housing to become available.</p><p>At the same time, we have also put in place extra protection for the most vulnerable. The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012</p><p>helps prevent the use of temporary accommodation which is a long distance from the family's previous home and community.</p><p>For households already in temporary accommodation the local authority has a duty (under section 193 of the Housing Act) to find that family settled accommodation. Local authorities should continue to work with these households to discuss alternative housing options as they become available.</p><p>We are investing £470 million in homelessness prevention over four years of the spending review period—funding going to local authorities and the voluntary sector. We are continuing to support local authorities to raise their game with an additional £1.7 million for a new Gold Standard support and training scheme across the country</p><p>to deliver the best possible service to those that are at risk of homelessness. This includes a commitment not to use Bed and Breakfast as a form of temporary accommodation for families.</p>