§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the amount of capital funds available from his Department through the Housing Corporation for the provision of housing and care support for homeless mentally ill persons in London; and what steps he is taking or ensure that these funds are used to provide appropriate accommodation for these people.
§ Sir George YoungThe Housing Corporation is making available up to £11.5 million of capital funding this year for the provision of housing accommodation in support of the Department of Health initiatives for homeless mentally ill people in London. These funds will be used by the Housing Corporation to support those housing association schemes which, in liaison with the authorities concerned, they judge will be most effective in providing for this client group.