Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 116775

Temporary Accommodation: Hotels

Tabled: 2 March 2026

Answered: 5 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to ensure families with children placed in hotels have adequate access to cooking facilities, nutritional meals and safe communal spaces.

Answer

Alison McGovern

Chapter 17 of the Homelessness Code of Guidance includes information on the suitability of accommodation and makes clear that accommodation which may lack or require sharing of important amenities, such as cooking facilities, should be avoided wherever po...

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