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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many rough sleepers were housed in hotels during the covid-19 national lockdowns announced on (a) 23 March 2020 and (b) 31 October 2020.

MHCLG and councils have been collecting management information about the support for people sleeping rough and those at risk of sleeping rough, in England, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Relevant data for May 2020 can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-rough-sleeper-accommodation-survey-data-may-2020

Relevant data for November 2020 can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-emergency-accommodation-survey-data-november-2020.