Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Kris Hopkins and Andy McDonald

Monday 20th January 2014 Commons Chamber

[Kris Hopkins]

I am sure that everybody in this House wants to address homelessness, and this Government have committed some £470 million to doing so. Some 53,000 people are currently rated homeless compared with 133,000 people at the high point under the Labour Government. According to the most recent figures that I have, no household with children has been in a B and B for more than six weeks in Kingston upon Hull.

[Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab)]

T2.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.