HC Deb 14 December 1988 vol 143 c617W
34. Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest figures of homeless households in(a) London and (b) England and Wales.

Mr. Trippier

In the quarter ending September 1988 English local authorities accepted 30,220 households under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: of these 7,550 were accepted by London boroughs.

63. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to seek to amend the homeless persons legislation; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Trippier

I have nothing to add to the reply given to the hon. Member for Gateshead, East (Ms. Quin) on 6 December at column198.

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