§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) available bed spaces and (b) daily admissions of casuals, namely, non-residents, there were at the Camberwell resettlement unit during the month of November for the past 10 years.
§ Dr. BoysonRecords of daily admissions are available only from 1978. The figures for that and subsequent years are as follows:
Year Bed spaces earmarked for casuals Range of numbers of Daily Admissions for the month of November Minimum Maximum 1978 300 90 200 1979 300 83 232 1980 300 97 206 1981 300 76 163 1982 300 54 150 1983 100 45 123 up to and including 27th On the three occasions in November 1983 when more than 100 casuals sought admission, fallback arrangements were used to accommodate the excess numbers.