Deirdre Costigan MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

  • Sleeping Rough: MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10397More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9670 on Sleeping Rough: Undocumented Migrants, whether her Department collects data on (a) no recourse to public funds among

    Answer: As outlined in the response to Question UIN 9670 on 21 October 2024, MHCLG does not publish data on no recourse to public funds amongst people sleeping rough and on undocumented migrants sleeping rough.

    Answered 24 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9674More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the average length of time a rough sleeper spends rough sleeping.

    Answer: Homelessness and rough sleeping levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected. We must address this and deliver long-term solutions.The department does not hold an estimate on the average length of time a rough sleeper spen...

    Answered 21 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping Rough: Undocumented MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9670More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of undocumented migrants who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) Ealing Southall

    Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleepi...

    Answered 21 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping Rough: AsylumMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9669More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been granted asylum who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) E

    Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleepi...

    Answered 21 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping Rough: MigrantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9668More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people with no recourse to public funds who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (

    Answer: The Government recognises that homelessness levels are far too high. Local authorities report the number of people sleeping rough who left asylum support accommodation in the last 85 days and this data is published each quarter as part of the Rough Sleepi...

    Answered 21 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping Rough: Ealing SouthallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9667More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that are rough sleeping in Ealing Southall constituency.

    Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This has a devastating impact on those affected and harms our communities.In the Annual Rough Sleeping Snapshot 2023, the London Borough of Ealing had a 121% increase in the number of people sleeping rough on a single...

    Answered 21 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6796More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Rough Sleeping Initiative.

    Answer: We conducted an evaluation of the RSI in 2018 and a link to report can be found here. We have also commissioned a systems wide evaluation of the homelessness and rough sleeping system and further information can be found here. The aim of this evaluation i...

    Answered 14 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6795More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of how many people have been supported off the streets through the Rough Sleeping Initiative in each of the last three years.

    Answer: We conducted an evaluation of the RSI in 2018 and a link to report can be found here. We have also commissioned a systems wide evaluation of the homelessness and rough sleeping system and further information can be found here. The aim of this evaluation i...

    Answered 14 Oct 2024

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  • Elections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6789More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1159 on General Election 2024: Proof of Identity, what steps she has taken to tackle inconsistencies in voter ID rules.

    Answer: As our manifesto made clear, the government will address the inconsistencies in the voter identification policy. We have already committed to adding the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card to the list of documents that are accepted at the polling station. We are...

    Answered 14 Oct 2024

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  • Sleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6788More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help local authorities reduce rough sleeping.

    Answer: Homelessness and rough sleeping levels in England are far too high. This has a devastating impact on those affected and harms our communities.We must address this and deliver long-term solutions. The Government is taking action by setting up a dedicated I...

    Answered 14 Oct 2024

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  • HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6753More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure there is sufficient housing supply to meet demand and (b) reduce the number of families living in (i) overcrowded and (ii) unsuitable accom

    Answer: This Government is committed to delivering 1.5 million homes over this Parliament, to ensure everyone has access to housing.We are taking bold action to reform our planning system, delivering affordable homes, a new generation of New Towns, unblock stalle...

    Answered 9 Oct 2024

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  • Fly-tippingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1412More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities are properly funded to tackle fly tipping.

    Answer: Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their statutory duties.

    Answered 29 Jul 2024

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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
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Attorney General1
Department for Business and Trade2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport2
Department for Education5
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8
Department for Transport14
Department for Work and Pensions9
Department of Health and Social Care31
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
Home Office9
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12
Ministry of Justice4
Treasury2
Women and Equalities1

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