Government's Homelessness Review

EDM number 194 in 1989-90, proposed by Alan Meale on 13/12/1989.

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 ú250 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.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.