division_name: Homelessness
motion: <p class="indent" pid="d844.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House notes with concern that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of England has more than doubled since 2010 and that the number of homeless children in temporary accommodation has risen to 127,000; further notes that the number of people dying homeless in England and Wales has risen to 726 people a year; recognises that by contrast there was an unprecedented fall in homelessness under a Labour Government by 2010; and calls on the Government to take action to end rough sleeping and tackle the root causes of rising homelessness starting by making 8,000 homes available for those with a history of rough sleeping, restoring funding for local housing allowance, and re-investing in local homelessness services, including &#163;100m a year for emergency accommodation to save lives this winter.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d847.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;It&#8217;s scandalous that, in 21st century London, people have to resort to sleeping on the streets, which is why I have pledged to end rough sleeping in the capital by 2012.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d848.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;notes the Government&#8217;s commitment to ending rough-sleeping in this Parliament; further notes that the latest annual figures showed a fall in rough sleeping numbers; notes the steps already taken by the Government including implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and delivering successful programmes like the Rough Sleeping Initiative and Housing First pilots; welcomes the Government&#8217;s commitment of &#163;1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping; notes the Secretary of State&#8217;s announcement this week of an extra &#163;112 million for the Government&#8217;s Rough Sleeping Initiative, taking the total sum being invested over the next year to &#163;437 million; notes this House&#8217;s concern that more is done to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping so that everyone has access to accommodation when they need it most; and notes the clear steps this Government is taking to achieve this.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="d855.2/13" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Making sure that everyone has a home where they can begin to rebuild their lives benefits all of us. Once again Scotland has shown it is a world leader in tackling homelessness and this commitment is a major step forward towards it being the first nation in Great Britain to end homelessness for good.&#8221;</p>