§ 36. Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the number of single people(a) under 18 years and (b) under 25 years who are homeless (i) in London and (ii) in England; and if he will introduce legislation to amend the Housing Act 1985 to include people under the age of 18 years within the category of homeless people who are in priority need and entitled to be housed by their local authority.
§ Mrs. RoeInformation about the ages of homeless single people is not available. Section 59 of the Housing610W Act 1985 does not specify any age limit for those who may be treated as in priority need for accommodation, and local authorities are therefore already able to house young people under 18 under the homelessness legislation when they judge them to be at risk.
§ 37. Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest figures for families in bed-and-breakfast accommodation in England and Wales.
§ Mrs. RoeThe latest number of households temporarily placed in bed and breakfast accommodation by English local authorities, appears in table 4(A) of "Local authorities' action under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: England, Statistics for the first quarter 1988", which is available in the Library. For Welsh figures I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
§ 39. Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many young single homeless people there are(a) in London and (b) in England and Wales.