Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 82875
Multiple Occupation: Loneliness and Mental Health
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of houses in multiple occupation on levels of (a) loneliness and (b) mental health issues in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department has no plans to make such an assessment. We will keep the regulation of HMOs under review.