§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ealing, North of 19 July,Official Report, column 210, on homelessness legislation, by what date he expects to publish his conclusions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people by London borough are described as homeless; and what plans he has to deal with this problem.
§ Mr. ChopeLatest estimates of households accepted as homeless in each London borough appear in table 7 of "Local Authorities' action under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: England", compiled by the Department. A copy is in the Library.
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is reviewing the legislation and hopes to announce conclusions soon.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by London borough the number of people in bed-and-breakfast accommodation for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. ChopeThe numbers of households temporarily resident in bed and breakfast accommodation as reported by each London borough at the end of the five years 1984 to 1988 appear in respectively: table 7 of "Homeless Households Reported by Local Authorities in England: Results for Second Half 1984: Supplementary Tables"; the corresponding publication for the fourth quarter 1985; "Local Authorities' action under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: England. Results for the fourth quarter 1986. Supplementary Tables"; and the corresponding publications for the fourth quarters of 1987 and 1988.
Latest reported numbers of households in bed and breakfast accommodation appear in table 7 of 'Local authorities' action under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: England. Results for the first quarter 1989. Supplementary Tables".
Copies of all these publications are in the Library.