Extract from Commons statement on Rough Sleeping - Feb 25
Friday, 26 February 2021 08:56
Ben Everitt (Milton Keynes North) (Con): Over the past 20 months we
have had a reduction of 49% in the number of rough sleepers in
Milton Keynes. That is incredibly welcome and it is down to the
hard work of the Everyone In programme, and the millions of pounds
of Government funding allocated to the local authority and local
charities, but most important—I am sure that my right hon. Friend
the Secretary of State will agree—it is down to the team effort of
charities such as The Bus Shelter...Request free trial
(Milton Keynes North) (Con): Over the past 20 months we
have had a reduction of 49% in the number of rough sleepers in
Milton Keynes. That is incredibly welcome and it is down to the
hard work of the Everyone In programme, and the millions of pounds
of Government funding allocated to the local authority and local
charities, but most important—I am sure that my right hon. Friend
the Secretary of State will agree—it is down to the team effort of
charities such as The Bus Shelter MK, the Winter Night Shelter
Milton Keynes, the YMCA, the Salvation Army and the national
charities such as Shelter and Crisis.
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local
Government (): My hon. Friend is right. This is a collective effort
across the whole country and in every community. I join him in
praising everyone in Milton Keynes for their hard work. To have
achieved almost a 50% reduction in rough sleeping over the year is
a huge achievement.
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