Question follow-through · 207
Vagrancy Act 1824
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on repealing the Vagrancy Act 1824.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2024
Answer published
The Government is clear that homelessness is too high and can have a devastating impact on those affected.We need to take a long term approach and to tackle the different factors that can cause people to become homeless.We will consider these issues caref...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Vagrancy Act 1824
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