HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 cc12-3W
Mr. Gerrard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what recent consultations he has undertaken on proposals to reform homelessness legislation; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what further consultations he plans in advance of legislation on homelessness; and if he will undertake to consult all the responders to the Green Paper "Access to Local Authority and Housing Association Tenancies".

Mr. Robert B. Jones

We consulted extensively during the early part of last year, and our conclusions were announced to the House on 18 July 1994 by my right hon. Friend the then Minister for Housing, Inner Cities and Construction. Since then my Department has sought views on certain matters of detail from a number of key organisations interested in this subject. The policy remains as announced last July, and we have no plans for any further general consultation.