Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Meale (Labour), on Wednesday, 13 December 1989, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

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Government's Homelessness Review

That this House, whilst welcoming the Government's own homelessness review and its conclusion that the Housing Act 1985 and the framework it gives for housing homeless people is essential and works reasonably well, is disappointed that the review has missed an ideal opportunity to strengthen the provisions of the Act and to achieve some constancy amongst local authorities whose practice sometimes varies greatly towards the treatment of homeless people, by enshrining the code of guidance, which accompanies the Act, into law; believes that the review should have widened the scope of the priority need groups in the Act, particularly in respect of the worsening situation currently applicable for 16 and 17 years old homeless persons; and is disappointed that only a ??250 million spending package to combat homelessness has been made available to mainly the stress areas of the South East and London, whilst thousands of homeless people are crying out for assistance outside these areas.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

194 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Homelessness Homelessness Legislation Review

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk