Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:51 pm on 1 April 2019.
Lord Flight
Conservative
2:51,
1 April 2019
My Lords, is the Minister aware of a particular problem in Westminster of rough sleeping in tents? Two things arise from that. First, there is the concern that drug dealing might be going on in the tents. Secondly, although they have powers, the police are reluctant to be too aggressive in addressing the problem.
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