§ 99. Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current number of homeless people accepted by local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerLatest estimates of households accepted as homeless appear in table 1(a) of "Local authorities' action under the homeless provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: England. Results for the fourth quarter 1989. Supplementary Tables", which is in the Library.
§ 108. Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many agencies committed to helping the homeless have been denied financial help by the Government in the current financial year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 11 May,Official Report, column 245.