§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has as to the number of homeless people in Coventry, the west midlands and nationally at the latest available date, in 1983 and in 1979, respectively.
§ Mr. TraceyLocal authorities reported accepting responsibility for securing accommodation for the following numbers of households during the years 1979, 1983 and 1986:
Year Coventry West Midlands Region England 1979 151 6,410 57,200 1983 358 9,340 78,240 1986 397 11,780 102,980 The figures for 1979 are not directly comparable to those for 1983 and 1986, because of a change in the method of reporting.