§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of homeless people in London currently sleeping rough; and what is his estimate for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. ChopeThere are no regular and reliable counts or estimates. The most recent study undertaken for the Salvation Army found 753 people sleeping rough on the streets of 17 London boroughs on one night in April this year. We have no other reliable estimate.