HC Deb 16 July 1990 vol 176 cc453-4W
Ms. Richardson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many single women(a) under 25 years, (b) over 25 years and (c) over 60 years are homeless.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Local authorities report the number of households for whom they accept responsibility to secure accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Acts. The information provided does not identify those who are single women and my Department has no estimates.

Ms. Richardson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many women-only(a) hostels and (b) night shelters there are.

Mr. Michael Spicer

This information is not held centrally.

Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are his latest estimates of the numbers of homeless women in the following categories:(a) pensioners, (b) young women, (c) single mothers and (d) women from ethnic minorities.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Local authorities report the number of households for whom they accept responsibility to secure accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Acts. The information provided does not include the number of women accepted, nor those in the categories requested, and my Department has no such estimates.