§ 103. Mr. PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to encourage local authorities to implement the recommendations of the Audit Commission Report on "Housing the Homeless"; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he is taking following the publication of the Audit Commission report on homelessness.
§ Mr. TrippierThe report makes a number of constructive recommendations on ways in which local authorities could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their services to the homeless. We are considering its findings in our current review of the homelessness legislation.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to make any additional moneys available to allow local authorities to implement better practices outlined in the Audit Commission's report on homelessness.
§ Mr. TrippierNearly £50 million additional resources have already been made available in 1988–89 to hard-pressed authorities, specifically for schemes to help the homeless. The implications of the recommendations of the Audit Commission's report are being considered as part of the current review of the homelessness legislation.