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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Homelessness inquiry

Inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 9 December 2015 to 24 April 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 14 March 2016: Jon Sparkes, Chief Executive, Crisis, Howard Sinclair, Chief Executive, St Mungo's, Kate Webb, Head of Homelessness Policy, Shelter, and Giles Peaker, Chair, Housing Law Practitioners Association.
  • 18 April 2016: Councillor Daniel Astaire, Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration, Business and Economic Development, Westminster City Council, Nick Hooper, Service Director for Housing Solutions, Bristol City Council, Jim Crawshaw, Integrated Service Head, Homeless and Pre-Tenancy Services, Birmingham City Council, and Hazel Summers, Strategic Director, Adult Social Services, Manchester City Council.
  • 9 May 2016: Katharine Sacks-Jones, Director, Agenda, Henry St Clair Miller, Manager, No Recourse to Public Funds Network, Helen Mathie, Head of Policy, Homeless Link, and Oliver Hilbery, Project Director, Making Every Adult Matter.
  • 6 June 2016: Ross Symonds, author of 'Homeless in Bristol' blog, Daisy-May Hudson, director of 'Half Way' film, and Mateasa Grant, Crisis 'mystery shopper'; Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, and Professor Sarah Johnsen, Heriot-Watt University (at 4.45pm).
  • 13 June 2016: Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government; Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health, and Peter Searle, Director, Working age benefits, Department for Work and Pensions (at 4.45pm).