§ Dr. Mawhinneyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many questionnaires his Department sent out in January to April 1978, 1979 and 1980 which the recipients (a) were statutorily required to complete and (b) were not statutorily required to complete.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe number of financial and statistical questionnaires sent out by headquarters branches of the Department or by its agencies in the period January to April in each year were as shown below.
Information on administrative questionnaires or on inquiries conducted by the Department's regional offices is not available and could be collected only with difficulty and at unreasonable cost.
provide special assistance to London boroughs, especially those of inner London ; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe Government are currently reviewing the existing arrangements for helping homeless people, including the question of the resources available to local authorities to do so. We shall make an announcement as soon as we can.