Homelessness (Hansard, 20 December 1989)

HC Deb 20 December 1989 vol 164 c279W 279W

§ 18. Mr. Home Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate how many people in Scotland will be homeless on 25 December.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
It is not possible to estimate from the information available the number of homeless on a single date in the future.

§ 58. Mr. Nigel Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the factors which have contributed to the increase in homelessnes over the last six years.

§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The incidence of homelessness increased in the mid-1980s because of social, economic and demographic factors. Over the last three years, the number of households assessed by local authorities as homeless has remained reasonably stable.