Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Chris Philp and David Duguid

Monday 26th February 2024 Commons Chamber

[Chris Philp]

As I said, my colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are providing extremely comprehensive packages of support. Rough sleeping is down by 35% since 2017 and by 28% since before the pandemic in 2019. The Government are willing to look at changes to make these provisions tightly defined and narrow. The intention is to use criminal sanctions only as a last resort where rough sleeping is disrupting a business, for example, and preventing it from operating. It is a last resort—the first resort will always be offering help and support.

[David Duguid (Banff and Buchan) (Con)]

4. What steps he is taking to reduce levels of legal migration.