Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96122

Temporary Accommodation: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of families in temporary accommodation.

Answer

Alison McGovern
I regularly discuss homelessness issues with my counterparts in the devolved administrations and most recently met the Minister for Communities on Tuesday 25 November.