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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of homeless rough sleepers in (a) Coventry and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

One person without a home is one too many and we are committed to doing all we can to prevent homelessness. This government is determined to help the most vulnerable in society, which is why we're investing over £550 million until 2020 to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

As part of this, in December we announced 84 successful bids to our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme. This will help those people at risk of becoming homeless, already sleeping rough or those with complex needs, to get back on their feet.

We provided Coventry with £106,089 in homelessness prevention funding in 2016/17. This funding ensures that local authorities are able to provide quality advice and assistance to everyone who approaches them for help.