§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he is making with his review of homelessness; and whether he has as yet discovered in the course of that review: 632W (a) which local authorities in Surrey have now assumed responsibility for homelessness and (b) which local authorities in Surrey that have taken responsibility for homelessness make provision for the priority groups designated in the Department of the Environment Circular 18/74.
§ Mr. FreesonOn the first part of the Question I would refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Renton) on 1st December. On the second part of the question the information I have is that all housing authorities in Surrey have assumed responsibility for homelessness. With minor exceptions, they all provide for the priority groups described in Circular 18/74.