§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many families, per London borough, are currently in bed-and-breakfast accommodation; and what were the relevant figures for 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986.
§ Mr. WaldegraveLocal authorities report the numbers of households living, at the end of each quarter, in bed-and-breakfast accommodation provided by the authorities during inquiries under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1985 or awaiting permanent accommodation. The figures reported by the London boroughs are as follows:
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Number of households at end of June 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 City of London 0 0 1 0 0 Barking and Dagenham 0 0 0 0 0 Barnet 0 2 3 3 2 Bexley 3 9 22 11 2 Brent 442 583 722 689 1,000 Bromley 0 0 0 0 1 Camden 260 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1n.a. Croydon 0 0 0 0 1 Ealing 116 127 134 117 938 Enfield 5 21 8 75 195 Greenwich 0 0 0 0 0 Hackney n.a. 197 n.a. 450 831 Hammersmith 60 77 n.a. 143 509 Haringey 53 69 118 307 609 Harrow 33 37 51 42 56 Havering 0 0 0 0 0 Hillingdon n.a. 54 66 169 148 Hounslow 61 61 48 55 99 Islington 1 0 47 80 175 Kensington & Chelsea 8 15 14 37 40 Kingston upon Thames 19 68 81 85 80 Lambeth 144 88 172 n.a. 438 Lewisham n.a. 39 32 n.a. 1n.a.
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Merton 10 0 2 4 23 Newham 6 n.a. n.a. n.a. 420 Redbridge 0 0 0 0 1n.a. Richmond upon Thames 0 1 5 20 37 Southwark 0 13 42 133 104 Sutton 39 19 44 30 85 Tower Hamlets n.a. 209 n.a. n.a. 664 Waltham Forest 0 n.a. 0 0 0 Wandsworth 23 79 103 185 258 Westminster 101 77 115 331 312 Notes: n.a. = not available.
1 = latest information available:
Camden March 1987 1,258
Lewisham March 1987 132
Redbridge September 1986 0