Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Hanham (Conservative) on Monday, 27 September 2010.

Homelessness: City of Westminster

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Hanham (HL1872, HL1873 and HL1874), how many vacant hostel beds there were in the City of Westminster on the night that the 2010 rough sleeper count was taken; and what was the date of that count.

Answer: Local authorities, outreach teams and supported housing providers work together to bring people into hostels from the streets as quickly as possible. The department does not hold information on the number of vacant hostel beds in Westminster on the night of their last rough sleeper count on 28th April 2010. There are also helpful data compiled over the year on rough sleeping in London, including specific information on Westminster, available on the CHAIN (Combined Homelessness and Information Network) database on http://www.homelesspages.org.uk/node/24170.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2028; 720 c541WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Homelessness: Rough Sleepers
Monday, 27 September 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Homelessness: Rough Sleepers
Monday, 27 September 2010
Written questions
House of Lords; Homelessness: Rough Sleepers
Monday, 27 September 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Notes: Answer received between Tuesday 14 September and Monday 20 September 2010.
Subjects: City of Westminster Hostels Sleeping rough
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk