Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of rough sleeping in tents in urban areas, in particular London, and what recent discussions they have had with local authorities and Transport for London on this topic.

The annual rough sleeping snapshot provides information about the estimated number of people sleeping rough on a single night between 1 October and 30 November each year. MHCLG does not specifically collect data on the number of people sleeping rough in tents at either a national or local authority level. The MHCLG rough sleeping adviser team are in regular dialogue with local authorities and other agencies to understand rough sleeping pressures within local areas across England.

The Government is committed to getting us back on track to ending homelessness once and for all.