§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has concerning levels of homelessness in the north-west region and the south-east region in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. TraceyThe number of households whom local authorities accepted responsibility to accommodate under the homelessness legislation is shown in the table:
Number of Acceptances Year North West (000) South East (000) 1978 5.7 23.3 1979 6.1 26.0 1980 6.6 28.3 1981 7.1 31.6 1982 7.8 33.6 1983 8.6 36.1 1984 9.6 38.1 1985 10.9 41.8 19861 9.6 34.6 1 9 months. The legislation was introduced in December 1977; information prior to 1978 is not comparable.