Question follow-through · 22362

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has set up expert boards for homelessness policy.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
14 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has set up expert boards for homelessness policy.

  2. 14 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected.The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. T...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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