§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the number of household units(a) making application for and (b) being awarded homeless persons status in each year since 1980.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest complete information is published in table 1 of "The Scottish Office Statistical Bulletin 'Operation of the Homeless Persons Legislation in Scotland 1980/81 to 1991/92, Housing/ 1992/6'," which is available in the House Library.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the aims and objectives of the competition on measures to deal with homelessness referred to by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for housing on 16 December 1992; if he will list the likely competitors; and what criteria he will apply in judging any submissions.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonAll local housing authorities in Scotland were invited to submit proposals by 11 December for the additional £7.5 million housing capital allocations in 1992–93 for projects to tackle homelessness which I announced in November. When proposals were invited, it was made clear that priority would be given to projects assisting homeless one-parent families and those housed in bed-and-breakfast accommodation. Forty-eight local authorities submitted proposals and I announced the successful projects on 23 December. The extra £7.5 million will fund 59 projects in 48 local authorities to provide accommodation for over 470 homeless people.