HC Deb 06 November 1986 vol 103 cc509-10W
1983. Mr. Corbyn

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the total number of families in bed and breakfast for each London borough for October and the equivalent date for (a) 1985, (b) 1984 and (c)

Mr. Tracey

The available information is shown in the table.

The number of families in bed-and-breakfast accommodation at the end of June in each year
1986 1985 1984 1983
Inner London
City 0 1 0 0
Camden n/a n/a n/a 260
Hackney 450 n/a 197 n/a
Hammersmith n/a n/a 77 60
Haringey 307 118 69 53
Islington 80 47 0 1
Kensington and Chelsea n/a 14 15 8
Lambeth n/a 172 88 144
Lewisham n/a 32 39 n/a
Newham n/a n/a n/a 6
Southwark 133 42 13 0
Tower Hamlets n/a n/a 209 n/a
Wandsworth 183 103 79 23
Westminster 331 115 77 101
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham n/a 0 0 0
Barnet 3 3 2 0
Bexley n/a 22 9 3
Brent 689 722 583 442
Bromley 0 0 0 0
Croydon 0 0 0 0
Ealing 117 134 127 116
Enfield 137 8 21 5
Greenwich 0 0 0 0
Harrow 42 51 37 33
Havering n/a 0 0 0
Hillingdon n/a 66 54 n/a
Hounslow 55 48 61 61
Kingston upon Thames 85 81 68 19
Merton n/a 2 0 10
Redbridge 0 0 0 0
Richmond upon Thames 20 5 1 0
Sutton 30 44 19 39
Waltham Forest n/a 0 n/a 0

n/a = Not available.

Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, when his Department will have completed its research into the use of bed and breakfast accommodation for the homeless; and when he intends to publish the findings and recommendations.

Mr. Tracey

Results of the Department's study of the operation by local authorities of part III of the Housing Act 1985 will become available during 1987. Publication will follow as appropriate.