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Housing
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what subsidies have been provided in the financial year 2001–02 to public sector key workers for housing; and if he will make a statement. [58653]
Mr. McNulty: I have been asked to reply.
£250 million is being provided for the Starter Home Initiative (SHI) over the three years 2001–02 to 2003–04 to help key workers to buy homes in areas where they would otherwise be priced out of the housing market. This includes SHI expenditure of £2.173 million to help key workers in 2001–02.
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what assessment he has made of where the cost of providing affordable housing in sites suitable for market-price housing is borne. [59175]
Mr. McNulty: I have been asked to reply.
The provision of affordable housing on a site can affect both developer profit and land value. The research "Delivering Affordable Housing through Planning Policy", published by the Department in February 2002, advised that the effect will vary depending on the type of affordable housing sought and the level of payment it generates to the developer.
Linda Perham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many affordable empty homes there were in each London borough in each of the last 10 years. [59999]
Mr. McNulty: I have been asked to reply.
The number of local authority (LA) and registered social landlord (RSL) empty homes in London by borough in each of the last 10 years are set out in table 1:
(61) Figures for 1993 are unusually high due to many dwellings bought by RSLs towards the end of the financial year (1992–93) under the Housing Market Package.
Sources:
DTLR's annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP) returns and the Housing Corporation's annual HAR 10 and Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR)
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Brian Cotter: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much of the Budget allocated for housing in 2003–04 will be allocated to (a) the south-west region and (b) North Somerset county council. [60492]
Mr. McNulty: Allocations of housing resources for 2003–04 have not yet been decided. They will depend on a combination of measures of relative housing need, strategic regional housing priorities and authorities' performance on housing.
Funding (Luton, South)
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what moneys have been provided (a) directly and (b) via agencies for which the Department has responsibility to the Luton, South constituency since 1997. [58589]
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Mr. Leslie: I have been asked to reply.
The principal funding that this Department has provided to Luton from 1997–98 to date is shown in the table. These figures include grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure.
It is not possible to determine how much of this money has been directly spent on Luton, South. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.
The transport allocations shown are for the Luton/ Dunstable conurbation which includes part of South Bedfordshire district.
The information shown is not fully comprehensive—such information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
| Nature of Funding | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue support grant | 75.478 | 81.382 | 82.804 | 82.516 | 89.229 | 90.999 |
| Income from national non-domestic rates | 41.033 | 42.769 | 46.379 | 52.786 | 51.567 | 56.327 |
| Local government reorganisation supplementary credit approval | 3.575 | 2.160 | 0.186 | — | — | — |
| Single capital pot | — | — | — | — | — | 0.560 |
| Housing investment programme | 3.337 | 2.978 | 3.274 | 6.205 | 2.952 | 3.015 |
| Housing revenue account subsidy | 6.939 | 6.262 | 5.889 | 5.597 | 10.838 | — |
| Capital receipts initiative | 0.481 | 1.664 | 1.843 | (62)— | (62)— | 1 —> |
| Cash incentive scheme | 0.250 | 0.106 | — | — | — | — |
| New deal for communities funding(62) | — | — | — | — | 0.721 | 7.55 |
| Neighbourhood renewal funding | — | — | — | — | 0.754 | 1.132 |
| ERDF funding(63) | — | — | — | 0.470 | 0.944 | 2.531 |
| Transport policies and programme/local transport plan allocation | 3.152 | 1.985 | 3.730 | 2.387 | 4.919 | 4.862 |
(62) The NDC funding is for the Marsh Farm estate, a project in the Luton, North constituency.
(63) ERDF is by calendar year
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Regional Organisations
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which of the agencies and NDPBs sponsored by his Department have a regional organisation; and if he will list the counties and unitary authorities in each region in (a) 1997 and (b) 2002. [58962]
Mr. Raynsford: I have been asked to reply.
The Rent Service is organised into the three regions of: north (England); south and midlands; and London and east. These regions correspond to the regional boundaries of the Government offices for, respectively, the north- east, north-west, and Yorkshire and the Humber; the west midlands, east midlands, and the south-west; and London, east of England, and south-east.
The Marine and Coastguard Agency is organised into three regions: Scotland and Northern Ireland; eastern; and Wales and west. As these relate to England, these also incorporate complete Government office regions in almost every respect.
The Housing Corporation has four field offices in the regions of London, south, central and north, with local offices beneath these. These regions correspond to the regional boundaries of the Government offices for, respectively, London; the south-east and south-west; the west midlands, east midlands, and east of England; and the north-west, north-east, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
The Health and Safety Executive has a field operations headquarters in Bootle, with regional offices in divisions defined as Scotland, the north-west, Yorkshire and the north-east, midlands, Wales and west, the home counties, and London and the south-east.
The numbers of county and unitary local authorities in each of the Government office regions referred to have been placed in the House Library.
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what regional organisation his Department has; and if he will list the counties and unitary authorities in each region in (a) 1997 and (b) 2002. [58961]
Mr. Raynsford: I have been asked to reply.
The nine Government offices for the regions carry out work for my Department in a number of areas including housing, planning, transport, neighbourhood renewal, local government and the administration of European structural funds.
The county and unitary authorities in each of the nine English regions are set out in a table which I have placed in the Library.
The information about local authorities in the east of England given in annexe A of the White Paper "Your Region, Your Choice" was incorrect. It should have shown that there are four unitary authorities—as set out in this table—and 44 shire districts.
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