asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people have been accepted as homeless in the London borough of Waltham Forest in each year from 1979; and how many were priority cases.

The following is the available information:

Number of accepted households
Year	Number
1979	467
1980	512
1981	535
1982	773
1983*	352
* First half.

About nine out of every ten accepted households were in priority-need. My Department does not collect information on the size of those households.