Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 93721

Temporary Accommodation: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce (a) the duration of stays in temporary accommodation and (b) the use of out-of-area placements for households from Middlesbrough and Thornaby Ea

Answer

Alison McGovern

The Government publishes quarterly homelessness statistics which is available on gov.uk here. We must build more homes in the areas where they are needed so we can reduce the need for out of area placements and reduce the number of people in temporary acc...

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