I dare say she is delighted to see me back because she believes that she will get an easier ride than she had with my noble friend. Housing is always a very sensitive issue, as is homelessness. The noble Earl, Lord Russell, said that we hoped everyone would be housed within two years. He also said that homelessness is one of the forms of housing need. Column 19 Let me put this point to him.
Homelessness is a fact.
If a person is homeless, it is a fact. We have tried to address the causes of homelessness. There could be many different reasons why people are homeless. It may well be that a person is not homeless for any length of time, but only homeless for a relatively short time. But when people are homeless, there is a reason for it.