§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people have been accepted as homeless in the London borough of Waltham Forest in each year from 1979; and how many were priority cases.
§ Sir George YoungThe following is the available information:
Number of accepted households Year Number 1979 467 1980 512 1981 535 1982 773 1983* 352 * First half. About nine out of every ten accepted households were in priority-need. My Department does not collect information on the size of those households.