First, there are lots of young people who are homeless because of the UK Government and the decisions it took with regard to supporting those who needed somewhere to live. They have nowhere else to live; they can’t get housing benefit; they find it difficult to get a job; so, they end up living on the streets as a result of that. That money could have been better targeted, I suggest to the Member, if it was used in that way.

The UK Government is playing catch up to us. Our Supporting People programme plays a very important part in preventing homelessness. We’ve protected that budget. We spent £124.4 million on that programme in 2017-18. We’ve also developed a number of distinct approaches to support those members of our community most at risk—for example, ex-service personnel, those who are ex-offenders—and a pathway to try to help young people avoid homelessness because of the actions of the UK Government. So, I would argue to him that, actually, the UK Government is trying to catch up with what we’re doing already.