HC Deb 28 February 1992 vol 204 cc638-9W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details of new provision of shelters and other accommodation for the roofless in Greater London in 1990, 1991, 1992, including the numbers of places made available at each location.

Mr. Yeo

Between 1990 and 1992 my Department has provided 489 places in 19 hostels and 779 places in winter shelters in Greater London under the rough sleepers initiative. We have also provided bedspaces in permanent independent accommodation for rough sleepers to move on to. A list of the places made available in 1990, 1991 and so far in 1992 states:

List of hostel places
Managing Agency Hostel Name Beds Opening date
St. Mungo Association Nevern Square, SW5 20 December 1990
St. Mungo Association Bassett Road, W10 22 December 1990
Providence Row Crispin Street, E1 8 January 1991
Look Ahead HA Princess Beatrice House, SW10 4 February 1991
St. Mungo Association City Road, EC1 45 February 1991
English Churches Housing Group Station Hotel, N1 33 April 1991
English Churches Housing Group King George Hostel, SW1 100 April 1991
Centrepoint Soho Vauxhall Hostel, SW8 60 May 1991
St. Mungo Association Vartry Road, N15 19 May 1991
Providence Row Crispin Street, E1 16 June 1991
English Churches Housing Group Chevening Road, NW6 6 June 1991
English Churches Housing Group St. Mark's Rectory, NW1 13 July 1991
De Paul Trust Moorhouse Road, W2 16 July 1991
Shaftesbury Society Sir John Kirk Centre, SE5 22 July 1991
Shaftesbury Society Lansdowne Centre, SE1 22 August 1991
YMCA National Council 10–12 West Cromwell Road, SW5 34 September 1991
United Kingdom Housing Trust Arlington House, NW1 7 September 1991
Shaftesbury Society Aldershot Road, NW6 6 October 1991
De Paul Trust Lord Clyde, SE11 36 October 1991

List of places in winter shelters
Managing Agency Hostel Name Beds Opening date
London Borough of Hammersmith Bulwer Street, W12 30 February 1991
(closed September 1991)
Salvation Army Blackfriars Road, SE1 80 February 1991
(closed March 1991)
London Borough of Lambeth Coronation Hall, SE1 16 February 1991
(closed March 1991)
Croydon YMCA Causton Hall, Croydon 25 February 1991
(closed April 1991)
Centrepoint Soho Soho Square, W1 40 February 1991
(closed May 1991)
St. Mungo's Association Paddington Green, W2 75 February 1991
City of Westminster Bruce House, Kemble Street, WC2 60 February 1991
The Passage Westminster Cathedral Night Shelter, SW1 40 February 1991
Crisis Tooley Street, SE1 60 December 1991
English Churches Housing Group Rame House, Tooting Bee, SW17 25 December 1991
Croydon YMCA Causton Hall, Croydon 25 December 1991
South London Family Housing Association Lawrie Park Road, SE26 50 December 1991
St. Christopher's Fellowship Ealing Hospital, W5 25 December 1991
London Borough of Camden Heysham House, NW3 30 December 1991
Salvation Army St. Ann's Street, SW1 20 December 1991
London Borough of Lambeth Cynthia Molsey House, SE11 25 January 1992
London Borough of Camden Grays Inn Road, WC1 35 January 1992
London Borough of Camden Parker Street, WC1 18 January 1992
Centrepoint Soho Soho Square, W1 45 January 1992
Single Homeless Project Abbey Centre, Marsham Street, SW1 35 February 1992
Salvation Army Atlantic House, EC2 20 February 1992

In addition, we have provided 522 places in flats and houses leased from the private sector.