§ Mr. Parkerasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that those rendered homeless by air raids are suffering many hardships through the large number of authorities they need to contact, amounting frequently to as many as eight, and whether some co-ordination will be made so that one officer can deal with all difficulties on behalf of a homeless family?
Mr. M. MacDonaldAn Information Officer is being provided in every food and rest centre who can give complete information to the homeless on the forms of help for which they are qualified. In addition my hon. and learned Friend the Member for North Croydon (Mr. Willink) and I are endeavouring to secure that there should be one address in each borough or county borough to which the homeless can be guided, and in which they will be able to meet officers of all the bodies concerned and receive all the help to which they are entitled. Such an organisation already exists in some boroughs, and a circular letter has gone from my London Regional Office to all local authorities in the London Region advising them to make arrangements of the kind.