§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has concerning the number of homeless people in the city of Coventry for each half year since 1979.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his answer, 10 July 1986]: The number of households in Coventry accepted as homeless for each half year since the beginning of 1979 is as follows. (Because of changes in recording practice, figures for the second half of 1982 are not strictly comparable with those for earlier periods.)
Number 1979 1st Half 76 2nd Half 75 1980 1st Half 100 2nd Half 75 1981 1st Half 93 2nd Half 120 1982 1st Half 113 2nd Half 190 1983 1st Half 193 2nd Half 165 1984 1st Half 150 2nd Half 155 1985 1st Half 206 2nd Half 178