Written question asked by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Thursday, 1 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 February 2001. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 February 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many times (a) the Housing Minister and (b) his officials met with service charities to discuss Part II of the Homes Bill; and what was the outcome of these meetings.

Answer: Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many times (a) the Minister for Housing and Planning and (b) his officials met with service charities to discuss Part II of the Homes Bill; and what the outcome was of these meetings. [149103] Mr. Robert Ainsworth: There have been no meetings between the Housing Minister and service charities to discuss Part II of the Homes Bill. Officials from my Department's Rough Sleepers Unit have met with service charities a number of times to discuss the prevention of homelessness among ex-servicemen.

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