Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:39 pm on 3 October 2017.
The number of rough sleepers, according to the last count, is 141. That count took place in November of 2016. It’s difficult, of course, to count the number on a regular basis because it does fluctuate up and down, but she is right to identify the fact that rough sleeping is an issue, which is why—the Secretary will be giving his statement on the budget later—we will be looking to provide all the resource that we can in order to alleviate the problem.