§ Mr. LammyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress his Department has made in reducing the number of people sleeping rough in London. [152410]
§ Ms ArmstrongUsing information from street counts carried out in 12 London boroughs on 11 December 2000, it was estimated that there were around 438 people sleeping rough on any one night in London. This is a reduction of 29.5 per cent. from the baseline of 621 in June 1998. A borough by borough breakdown is available in the Library of the House. Using information from street counts carried out in central London on 1 March 2001, it is currently estimated that there are 380 people sleeping rough in London.