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Houses In Multiple Occupation, Hostels, Lodging Houses

Volume 977: debated on Thursday 24 January 1980

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List of Local Authorities visited as up to 24 January 1980 by the Housing Services Advisory Unit.

  • Darlington,
  • Manchester,
  • Newcastle,
  • North Tyneside,
  • South Tyneside,
  • Gateshead,
  • Sunderland.
  • Middlesbrough,
  • Leeds,
  • Bradford,
  • Stockton-on-Tees,
  • Hartlepool,
  • Coventry,
  • Nottingham,
  • Solihull,
  • Lewisham,
  • Barnet,
  • Barking,
  • Wandsworth,
  • Kensington and Chelsea,
  • Reigate and Banstead.

Plus two Housing Associations visited to see hostels for single women.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many hostels have been provided by housing associations for each quarter in the years 1978 and 1979.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The information requested is as follows:

First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
19781312139
19791314910
These are hostels which have qualified for housing association grants. Information about other hostels provided by housing associations is not available.

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional guidance he intends to issue to local authorities on the action they should take with regard to the provision of suitable hostel and lodging house accommodation.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

I shall consider whether additional guidance is necessary in the light of information gained from the research project on the accommodation problems of disadvantaged single people and the visits being made by the Department's housing services advisory unit to those local authorities with experience of multiple occupation, and from any additional material the Department may receive.