To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the consultations will be completed on the revised code of guidance on housing and homeless persons under part III of the Housing Act 1985; and when the code will be issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the revised draft code of guidance to homelessness legislation will be published in England and Wales.
My officials have had a number of helpful meetings with the local authority associations about the revision of the code of guidance. We will be consulting the associations and others on a revised draft code shortly. We aim to complete the consultation process and publish a revised code early in the new year.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement listing those initiatives which he is currently undertaking or supporting which are intended to reduce the problem of homelessness in Cheshire; and if he will indicate in each case the resources allocated to these initiatives.
[holding answer 26 October 1990]: My right hon. Friend is currently supporting the Chester lodgings and support project which seeks to increase the supply of suitable accommodation for homeless and vulnerable people in Chester. A grant of up to a maximum of £14,530 has been earmarked to be paid this financial year.In addition, homelessness is a factor which is taken into account in determining local authorities' annual housing investment allocations.