HC Deb 14 December 1989 vol 163 c769W
Q180. Mr. Harry Ewing

To ask the Prime Minister if, over Christmas, she will visit those sleeping rough in the parks and streets of London.

The Prime Minister

Homelessness is a major concern to us all. The Government's hostel initiative has produced 21,000 hostel bedspaces since 1981; and some of the special £250 million homelessness package announced on 15 November will directly help vulnerable single people at risk of becoming roofless.

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