§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Minister of Health what the response has been from each individual local authority in Wales to his circular of September, 1967, entitled, Homeless Families Temporary Accommodation.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThis circular informed local authorities generally about successful methods used in different areas for dealing with the problem of homelessness It did not call for replies from each authority, but officers of the Departments concerned are, where necessary, discussing their services with individual authorities.
§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Minister of Health which local authorities in Wales have temporary accommodation for homeless families which does not provide arrangements to keep mother and children together; and, in cases of those who de not, what provisions are being made to implement the recommendations in paragraph nine of his circular entitled, Homeless Families Temporary Accommodation.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonCardiff County Borough Council admits only mothers, and children under five to its temporary accommodation at Green Farm House, Ely. They are, however, reviewing their policy with the help of officers of the Welsh Board of Health.
§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Minister of Health how many homeless families were housed in temporary accommodation provided by local authorities in Wales in 1966 and 1967; and what was the average length of stay.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonForty at the end of 1966. The corresponding figure for 1967 is not yet available. Information about the average length of stay is not available for either year.
§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Minister of Health which local authorities in Wales continue to split up families in temporary accommodation by either accommodating husbands separately, or by not accommodating them at all.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonGlamorgan County Council and Cardiff and Swansea County Borough Councils.
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§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Minister of Health if he will list the local authorities in Wales which house homeless families in temporary accommodation and which provide communal meals and communal sanitary facilities.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonDenbighshire and Montgomeryshire County Councils and Cardiff County Borough Council.