CITIZEN'S CHARTER AND CLOSURE OF RESETTLEMENT CENTRES

EDM number 529 in 1991-92, proposed by Terry Lewis on 21/01/1992.

That this House is appalled that DSS Resettlement Centres are to be closed on 31st March despite the lack of alternative provision; regrets that the Resettlement Agency, in anticipation of this date, is gradually reducing the availability of emergency beds; believes this callous act will add significantly to the numbers sleeping rough this winter; recalls that the Prime Minister, when Minister of State for Social Security, gave a solemn undertaking that this would not be allowed to happen; speculates how such treatment and broken promises can occur in the context of the Citizen's Charter which the Prime Minister avers is the cornerstone of the Government's policies; and, therefore, calls upon the Right honourable Gentleman, at this late stage, to honour his original undertakings by halting any further progress in the closure programme until adequate replacement facilities are available.

This motion has been signed by a total of 82 MPs.