§ Mr. FitzpatrickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many direct access hostel places in London currently cater for clients with partners; [9008]
(2) how many direct access hostel places in London cater for clients with pets. [9009]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. FitzpatrickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many direct access hostel places there are currently in London. [9007]
286WThe only information about the stock of dwellings in Bournemouth comes for the annual "Housing Investment Programme" (HIP) returns, which combine the owner occupied and rented privately groups together. The figures for April 1987 and April 1996 are as follows:
§ Mr. Raynsford[holding answer 15 July 1997]: I regret that information in the form requested is not available. The following table shows the latest estimate of occupants of houses in multiple occupation by age and gender in England.
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis information is not held centrally. The London Hostels Directory, published by Resource Information Service, and partly funded by my Department, gives details of more than 27,000 bedspaces in over 600 different buildings. It is not possible to say how many of these places are direct access. As part of the Rough Sleepers Initiative in London, my Department is funding 278 places in hostels and nightshelters. Most, though not all of these places will be direct access.