§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many rough sleepers there were in(a) East Sussex and (b) the Lewes constituency in the last year for which figures are available. [139038]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe latest available figures for the number of rough sleepers in each of the local authorities in East Sussex are shown in the table. There are no specific figures available for the parliamentary constituency of Lewes.
These figures show the position as at June 2000. These figures are compiled on the basis of local authority data from local street counts, and estimates provided by local authorities.
Number of rough sleepers Brighton and Hove 26 Eastbourne 1 Hastings 3 Lewes 10 Rother 10 Wealden 20 1 Estimated 2 No estimate made by local authority