Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities written question – answered at on 24 May 2024.
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Labour, Salford and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of children unable to continue in their existing educational placements as a result of being housed out of area (a) for temporary accommodation and (b) after being homeless, in the latest period for which data is available.
Felicity Buchan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Yes3 people think so
No2 people think not
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