To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his plans to deal with the homeless in Scotland.

Local authorities have the statutory responsibility for dealing with homelessness. Their capital allocations this year total £513 million and homelessness is one of the three key issues which housing authorities have been asked to address in their housing strategies and output targets. In addition, the Government have made available extra capital allocations of almost £23 million earmarked for homelessness projects over the period 1991 to 1993.