HL Deb 05 March 1964 vol 256 c318WA
VISCOUNT GAGE

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many adults and children were on January 1, 1964, in the temporary care of the welfare authorities of England and Wales by reason of homelessness.

THE JOINT PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH (LORD NEWTON)

3,723 adults and 6,929 children.

House adjourned at sixteen minutes past eight o'clock.