Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2017 to Question 116788, how many households from (a) Barandon Walk, (b) Hurstway Walk, (c) Testerton Walk, (d) Treadgold House, (e) Bramley House and (f) other surrounding blocks in the Lancaster West Estate remain in emergency accommodation following the Grenfell Tower fire.

As of 18 December 2017, data provided by the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea showed the following numbers of households to be in emergency accommodation following the Grenfell fire: a) Barandon walk - 36 households, (b) Hurstway Walk - 34 households, (c) Testerton Walk - 26 households, (d) – (f) we are not able to provide specific information for the remainder of the Lancaster West Estate as this could identify individual households. There are an additional 15 households in emergency accommodation from the wider Lancaster West Estate.

As outlined in the Oral Statement on Monday 18 December 2017, 144 households - almost 70 per cent of households from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk—have accepted an offer of temporary or permanent accommodation. According to the latest figures from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 102 of these households have now moved in.

For those who remain in other accommodation, the Council has offered the opportunity to move into private rented accommodation while a permanent home is found. Some have taken up this offer, and others have made it clear that they do not want to have to move twice - which is understandable.

The Government and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are doing all they can to offer extra support for the bereaved and the survivors over the coming weeks. At Autumn Budget 2017 a further £28 million was made available to pay for mental health and emotional support, a community space for those affected and investment in the Lancaster West estate over the next three years.