§ Mr. ChannonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will extend his proposed hostel scheme for single homeless people to other areas with acute housing problems outside London; and if he will make it his policy that any such extension would not be only for major cities.
§ Sir George YoungOur first priority is to focus our measures to help the single homeless in central London, where the problem of rough sleeping is at its most acute. We will consider the case for extending the rough sleepers initiative to other parts of the country, once we have seen how it works in London.