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Asylum: Multiple Occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on their enforcement responsibilities under the Housing Act 2004 in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation used to house asylum

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
20 Jul 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on their enforcement responsibilities under the Housing Act 2004 in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation used to house asylum

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    My Department has published no such guidance. I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 75141 on 16 September 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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