§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of families that are now designated as homeless in the Greater London area, borough by borough; and how these figures compare with the corresponding period last year.
§ Mr. DeanThe numbers of families living in temporary accommodation at 31st March, 1970, and 1971 are as follows :
Inner London At 31st March 1970 1971 Camden 136 179 Greenwich 63 59 Hackney 132 135 Hammersmith 76 54 Islington 351 455 Kensington and Chelsea 71 56 Lambeth 279 353 Lewisham 146 167 Southwark 129 150 Tower Hamlets 81 120 Wandsworth 152 116 City of Westminster 87 89 City of London 1 1 Total Inner London Boroughs 1,704 1,934
Outer London At 31st March 1970 1971 Barking 10 10 Barnet 56 43 Bexley 43 48 Brent 110 140 Bromley 21 22 Croydon 69 108 Ealing 37 60 Enfield 12 5 Haringey 110 145 Harrow 13 14 Havering 6 7 Hillingdon 17 26 Hounslow 106 122 Kingston-upon-Thames 8 8 Merton 36 74 Newham 38 38 Redbridge 30 28 Richmond-upon-Thames 23 24 Sutton 27 30 Waltham Forest 23 27 Total Outer London Boroughs 795 979 Total Greater London Area 2,499 2,913