§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the amounts of funding allocated by the Welsh Office for rough sleepers" initiatives in Wales for winter(a) 1997–98 and (b) 1998–99.
Mr. Jon Owen Jones£314,000 was paid in grant for projects to help rough sleepers in 1997–98. Of this £32,000 was for schemes to provide support over the winter period. All eligible bids were met.
£350,000 has been allocated for rough sleeping projects in the current year. Local authorities, working with the voluntary sector, have been invited to submit bids by 14 December for grants to provide further assistance over this winter.