Housing (Hansard, 16 July 1990)

§ Mr. Soley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities allocate housing to women who are the victims of domestic violence; and how many allocations were made for this purpose in 1989.
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§ Mr. Michael Spicer
My Department has no information on this subject.

§ Ms. Richardson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his Department's strategy for ensuring housing is provided for those people covered by community care legislation.

§ Mr. Michael Spicer
The housing aspects of the care in the community proposals are the subject of discussion between the Department of the Environment and the Department of Health in consultation with the local authority associations.

§ Mr. Soley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what proposals he is developing to enable women heads of households on low incomes to gain easier access to housing;
(2) what proposals he is developing to enable women heads of households to become owner-occupiers more easily.

§ Mr. Michael Spicer
The Government's policies designed to promote the supply of affordable housing to rent and buy will benefit households headed by men and women alike.