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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:

JanuaryEssexThurrockSouthend- on-SeaTotal
1995(11)n/an/an/a11,850
1996(11)n/an/an/a12,430
1997(11)n/an/an/a12,580
1998(11)n/an/an/a12,560
199910,5801,0601,27012,910
200010,4001,1101,38012,890

(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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YearLocal authority housing revenue account spending on repairs (£ million)Local authority capital expenditure on council dwellings (£ million)Repairs expenditure per dwelling (£)Capital expenditure per dwelling (£)
1996-972,2621,581657459
1997-982,2111,502657446
1998-992,2011,594677490
1999-20002,1261,484686479
2000-01(12)2,113(13)1,824726627

(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.

Housebuilding: Permanent dwellings completed by tenure

London borough/ YearPrivate enterpriseRegistered social landlordsLocal authorityAll dwellings
Barking and Dagenham
1996-97(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1997-98(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
2000-01(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
Barnet
1996-97436790515
1997-984591780637
1998-99629740703
1999-2000720980818
2000-014881680656
Bexley
1996-97387630450
1997-98405480453
1998-99189190208
1999-2000179270206
2000-01384980482
Brent
1996-97560056
1997-98291030
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
2000-01(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
Bromley
1996-973071370444
1997-98(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
2000-01(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
Camden
1996-972382790517
1997-98991380237
1998-99366850451
1999-20001571660323
2000-011492560405
City of London
1996-970000
1997-9823500235
1998-9916300163
1999-2000280210301
2000-0116500165
Croydon
1996-972562000456
1997-982133620575
1998-991612210382
1999-20001381940332
2000-01165770242
Ealing
1996-9726300263
1997-98761120773
1998-993311250456
1999-20001481250273
2000-01(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
Enfield
1996-973242580582
1997-98549510600
1998-991721390311
1999-2000105840189
2000-015763440920
Greenwich
1996-97156690225
1997-982052260431
1998-994031330536
1999-2000916640980
2000-014391470586
Hackney
1996-976440622492
1997-9815751734708
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000349910440
2000-017651120877
Hammersmith and Fulham
1996-972914043
1997-98146740220
1998-99122220144
1999-200083230106
2000-01750075
Haringey
1996-97521990251
1997-98681310199
1998-992563088
1999-2000(15)34750109
2000-01126590185
Harrow
1996-9749830132
1997-98119660185
1998-9914650151
1999-2000943097
2000-0111000110
Havering
1996-97234650299
1997-9899390138
1998-99225250250
1999-2000237470284
2000-01246280274
Hillingdon
1996-97(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1997-98972932392
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000(16)3221370459
2000-01(16)2702860556
Hounslow
1996-9759800598
1997-98373380411
1998-99611210632
1999-200026000260
2000-01240240264
Islington
1996-974917066
1997-9815100151
1998-99309650374
1999-2000424270451
2000-01(16)213440257
Kensington and Chelsea
1996-972062550461
1997-9818400184
1998-99155410196
1999-2000(16)208200228
2000-01101550156
Kingston upon Thames
1996-97169870256
1997-98816220838
1998-9944420446
1999-2000331450376
2000-01(16)230410271
Lambeth
1996-97(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1997-98(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
2000-01(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
Lewisham
1996-97(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1997-981083450453
1998-991931670360
1999-2000156950251
2000-0111500151
Merton
1996-972041330337
1997-9869390108
1998-991081290237
1999-20002041490353
2000-01120510171
Newham
1996-971052960401
1997-982611030364
1998-991321800312
1999-20003981200518
2000-013461380484
Redbridge
1996-97458500508
1997-98360220382
1998-999550100
1999-2000462390501
2000-01120390159
Richmond upon Thames
1996-974823071
1997-9819560201
1998-9961780625
1999-2000145300175
2000-01137200157
Southwark
1996-97(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1997-98(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000323130336
2000-01(15)248260274
Sutton
1996-974792150694
1997-98306320338
1998-99283190302
1999-20001351220257
2000-012801610441
Tower Hamlets
1996-97(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1997-98(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1998-99(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
1999-2000(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
2000-01(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--
Waltham Forest
1996-973704390809
1997-981037430846
1998-992597160975
1999-2000101860196
2000-01216257260733
Wandsworth
1996-9732010321
1997-98231330264
1998-99515360551
1999-2000541760617
2000-01 20930212
Westminster
1996-975133940907
1997-985601110671
1998-996311130744
1999-20006002070807
2000-01(16)95735801,315

(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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