HC Deb 28 January 1994 vol 236 c442W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what representations he or his Department have received about the implications of the House of Lords decision in the case of Din v. London borough of Wandsworth;

(2) what representations he or his Department have received about the operation of section 63 of the Housing Act 1985.

Sir George Young

The representations we receive about the operation of part III of the 1985 Act cover a range of issues.

Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on what basis he considers that someone asked to leave accommodation by family or friends automatically qualifies for assistance under part III of the Housing Act 1985.

Sir George Young

Section 58 of the 1985 Act states that a person is homeless if, inter alia, there is no accommodation which he has a licence to occupy. Being asked to leave by relatives or friends would amount to the revocation of a licence.