§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what record he maintains of those under 18 who are homeless; and if he will publish in theOfficial Report the statistics showing the level of homeless among (a) 16-year-olds and (b) 17-year-olds in (i) Dundee and (ii) Scotland in each of the past 10 years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not available. Information is collected centrally, based on returns from local authorities, on households which apply to local authorities under the homelessness legislation, but the age of applicants is not included.