Homeless (Emergency Accommodation) (Hansard, 25 July 1969)

HC Deb 25 July 1969 vol 787 cc561-2W 561W

§ Mr. David Steel
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of persons in Scotland in emer- 562W gency accommodation for the homeless on the sample dates in each year since 1960, giving the figures of those under and over 16 years of age.

§ Mr. Ross
The information is available only from 1963 and is given below:

Number of persons in local authority emergency accommodation for the homeless

Date Age 16 and over Age under 16 Total

16th December, 1963 22 47 69

16th December, 1964 15 26 41

16th January, 1966 15 18 33

16th January, 1967 25 55 80

16th January, 1968 66 81 147

16th January, 1969 47 54 101

	Number of persons in local authority emergency accommodation for the homeless
Date	Age 16 and over	Age under 16	Total
16th December, 1963	22	47	69
16th December, 1964	15	26	41
16th January, 1966	15	18	33
16th January, 1967	25	55	80
16th January, 1968	66	81	147
16th January, 1969	47	54	101