§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he can provide figures on homelessness for(a) Coventry, (b) the west midlands and (c) London and the average for major cities in the United Kingdom.
§ Sir George YoungThe latest estimates of the number of households for whom local authorities in the west midlands and London accepted responsibility to secure permanent accommodation appear in table 1(a) of "Households found accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act 1985: England. Statistics for the second quarter of 1993".
The latest reported figure for Coventry, and other major cities in England, appear in the associated supplementary table.
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Council Tax Proposals by billing authority—Cumulative to 31 October 1993 VOA region and office DoE Code Billing authority Received Settled Outstanding East Anglia Bedford 0205 Bedford 2,326 351 1,975 0210 Luton 816 141 675 0215 Mid Bedfordshire 2,105 234 1,871 0220 South Bedfordshire 1,334 260 1,074 Cambridge 0505 Cambridge 1,417 301 1,116 0510 East Cambridgeshire 1,166 234 932 3510 Forest Heath 1,181 172 1,009 3525 St. Edmundsbury 1,653 306 1,347 0530 South Cambridgeshire 2,215 416 1,799 Chelmsford 1505 Basildon 2,165 372 1,793 1515 Brentwood 1,565 264 1,301 Copies of both are in the Library.
For information about Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales, for Scotland and for Northern Ireland respectively.