Submitted on Wednesday 13th January 2016
Rejected on Friday 22nd January 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Select some MP's to represent rough sleepers and people without homes.
Our society fails to adequately care for many people without homes. At present nobody directly represents these people, and many are not given a vote. This is a question of caring for those who need help.
Special representation by MP's and cabinet ministers could make a difference.
In our cities and towns many people are sleeping rough. Many more are struggling to find adequate accommodation. At the same time huge numbers of houses are left unoccupied, have low occupancy or are kept empty to be used occasionally as second homes. New house building will not help solve this issue, as the rents will be too expensive (while others will prosper from a building bonanza).
Please sign to give these people without homes special representation by some special MP's in parliament.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There is already a government minister with responsibility for homelessness at the Department for Communities and Local Government, Marcus Jones MP. You can find out more about his role here:
www.gov.uk/government/people/marcus-jones
It is up to MPs themselves whether to raise issues relating to homelessness in their constituencies. You could start a petition calling for the House of Commons to set up a new select committee to look specifically at how legislation and government policy affects people who are homeless.
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