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NORTHERN IRELAND
Northern Ireland
Mr. McWalter: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he hopes to make available the annual report for 2000-01 of the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. [1795]
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Dr. John Reid: Copies of the Chief Constable's annual report for 2000-01 will be placed in the Library tomorrow. It is a general report on the carrying out by the RUC of their functions during 2000-01 financial year which is submitted to the Police Authority for Northern Ireland and also to me for laying before Parliament in accordance with sections 48 and 49 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Teachers (Essex)
Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were employed in (a) Essex and (b) the Boroughs of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea in each year from 1995 to 2000 inclusive. [1071]
Mr. Timms: The full-time equivalents of regular teachers (excluding short-term supply) employed in the maintained schools sector were as follows:
| January | Essex | Thurrock | Southend- on-Sea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995(11) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11,850 |
| 1996(11) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12,430 |
| 1997(11) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12,580 |
| 1998(11) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12,560 |
| 1999 | 10,580 | 1,060 | 1,270 | 12,910 |
| 2000 | 10,400 | 1,110 | 1,380 | 12,890 |
(11) Essex local authority was affected by local government re-organisation (LGR) on 1 April 1998, when it became three authorities; Essex, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. Figures for 1995 to 1998 are for the Essex local authority prior to LGR.
TRANSPORT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS
Finsbury Park Single Regeneration Budget
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what is the total allocation of funds for the Finsbury Park Single Regeneration Budget for its lifetime; and how much has been spent to date. [1047]
Ms Keeble: The Finsbury Park Single Regeneration Budget scheme was approved on 1 December 1999. Total Government expenditure over the seven year life of the scheme is estimated at £25 million. The projected Government expenditure for the financial year 2001-02 is £4,986,000. Government expenditure on this scheme to the end of 2000-01 was £2,846,000.
Social Housing
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what studies his Department is undertaking as to the accountability of registered social landlords; and if he will make a statement. [1080]
Ms Keeble: None. Registered social landlords are regulated by the Housing Corporation, an Executive NDPB of my Department, through published performance standards covering governance, finance, lettings, tenant involvement, development and management. Registered
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social landlords are expected to meet these standards. Where they do not, the Housing Corporation has regulatory powers to enforce compliance.
The Housing Corporation is currently implementing a programme of changes to revise its regulatory framework for registered social landlords. Through this programme, the Housing Corporation is reviewing performance standards, encouraging a best value approach by registered social landlords and introducing a new inspection service to examine the services landlords provide. The new framework will be in place by April 2002.
Registered social landlords are also accountable to their governing bodies, whose members act on a voluntary basis and who are drawn from a broad range of backgrounds. For example, the governing bodies of those registered social landlords which are set up as local housing companies (the most popular choice in recent years of registered social landlord for large scale voluntary transfers of properties from local councils)
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comprise at least a third of elected tenant representatives, with council nominees and independent members typically each having a third of places also.
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the expenditure from central Government sources was on (a) repairs to council properties and (b) capital improvements to council properties in each of the last five years and for the current year. [1048]
Ms Keeble: Information is not available in the form requested. The table shows actual expenditure, as reported to the Department, by local authorities in England on repairs and capital improvements to their housing stock in each of the last five years. Support for local authority housing from central Government has not generally been earmarked for particular purposes, so it is not possible to show separately the central Government contribution to this expenditure. Spending over this period has been affected by a fall in the number of local authority dwellings so the table also shows spending in per dwelling terms. Expenditure figures for 2001-02 are not available.
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| Year | Local authority housing revenue account spending on repairs (£ million) | Local authority capital expenditure on council dwellings (£ million) | Repairs expenditure per dwelling (£) | Capital expenditure per dwelling (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | 2,262 | 1,581 | 657 | 459 |
| 1997-98 | 2,211 | 1,502 | 657 | 446 |
| 1998-99 | 2,201 | 1,594 | 677 | 490 |
| 1999-2000 | 2,126 | 1,484 | 686 | 479 |
| 2000-01(12) | 2,113 | (13)1,824 | 726 | 627 |
(12) Provisional
(13) Based on authorities planned expenditure for 2000-01, submitted to the Department in summer 2000
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Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local government and the Regions how many (a) dwellings were completed, (b) new council properties there were, (c) new housing association properties there were and (d) new co-operative properties there were in each London borough for each of the last five years. [1050]
Ms Keeble: The available figures are given in the table. The data collected by the Department do not distinguish completions for co-operative properties.
(14) Data not available because the local authority has reported for nine months or less in the year
(15) Local authority has reported for only 10 months in the year
(16) Local authority has reported for only 11 months in the year
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