§ 36. Ms HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to deal with the special housing needs of those people sleeping in the Bullring at Waterloo.
§ Sir George YoungThe Bullring at Waterloo is one of five areas specifically targeted under the Government's £180 million rough sleepers initiative in central London. A consortium of statutory and voluntary agencies, chaired by the London borough of Lambeth, is co-ordinating activity in the area. The Government are funding voluntary sector outreach and resettlement workers to assess the needs of the individuals sleeping rough in the Bullring and to assist them into suitable accommodation.