HC Deb 10 May 2000 vol 349 cc386-7W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many lone parents aged under 18 years(a) are living in semi-supervised accommodation and (b) have lone tenancy of a council house. [121060]

Mr. Mullin

The only information currently available centrally is for new lettings of supported accommodation by Registered Social Landlords. In England from April 1998 to September 1999 there were 276 such lettings to lone parents under the age of 18.

As part of the follow-up to the Social Exclusion Unit report on Teenage Pregnancy, local authorities are being asked to carry out an audit of the provision of and need for semi-independent housing with support for 16 and 17-year-old lone teenage parents in their area.

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