§ Lord Molloyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans exist to establish resettlement units in the Greater London area.
§ Lord EltonThere are 8 resettlement units in Greater London providing 1,110 places for men and 65 places for women. There are no proposals to build further units in London. Camberwell resettlement unit is to close by 1985, and plans for alternative provision, largely by making funds available to voluntary organisations for them to provide new bed spaces in hostels and group homes, were announced by my honourable friend the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security on 20th November 1981.
§ Lord Molloyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What estimate has been made of the need for Government resettlement units for men and women (respectively) in the London area.
§ Lord EltonThere are no established criteria for making any precise estimates of the need for resettlement units as opposed to other forms of accommodation for single homeless people. The Government take the view however that the existing level of provision, in conjunction with the plans for alternative accommodation to replace Camberwell Resettlement Unit, to which I have referred in my earlier reply to the noble Lord, is, and should continue to be, sufficient to meet the need for this kind of accommodation in the London area.