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The second is that councils are being put under tremendous financial pressure because of the extent of the need for temporary accommodation for their own local families. According to the last figures I saw, over 140,000 children in this country are currently in temporary accommodation. That is appalling. Yet here we are dealing with an attempt today to be rid of the use of hotels for temporary accommodation for asylum seekers that will add to the pressure of housing local families and children in suitable accommodation. The Benches to right stooping as low as they have is a shameful attempt to use this planning Bill for their own cheap political party points.