Rough Sleepers Unit (Hansard, 6 March 2000)

§ Mr. Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what will be the cost of the Head of the Rough Sleepers Unit and her department in(a) 1999–2000 and (b) 2000–01. [113124]

§ Ms Armstrong
The administration budget for the Rough Sleepers Unit in 1999–2000 is £1.013 million and in 2000–01 £1.297 million. This excludes accommodation and other support costs which are apportioned centrally.

§ Mr. Loughton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what objectives and targets have been set for the head of the Rough Sleepers Unit. [113123]

§ Ms Armstrong
The key objective of the Head of the RSU is to deliver the Government's target to reduce rough sleeping to as near zero as possible and by at least two thirds by 2002.