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Revenue Support Grant (Worcester)
Mr. Michael Foster: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what the total revenue grant from all sources allocated to Worcester city council was in each year since 1992; [138901]
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- (2) what the percentage cash charge in revenue support grants allocated to Worcester city council was in each year since 1992. [138902]
Mr. Raynsford: The information requested is in the table. Figures are not consistent between years because of changes in function.
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| Total ring-fenced grants inside AEF(19) (£000) | % change | Revenue support grant (£000) | % change | Redistributed national non-domestic rates (£000) | % change | Total (£000) | % change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | 192 | 7.3 | 2,576 | (20)— | 2,942 | (20)— | 5,710 | (20)— |
| 1994–95 | 221 | 15.1 | 3,292 | 27.8 | 2,772 | -5.8 | 6,285 | 10.1 |
| 1995–96 | 235 | 6.3 | 3,105 | -5.7 | 2,931 | 5.7 | 6,271 | -0.2 |
| 1996–97 | 232 | -1.3 | 2,933 | -5.5 | 3,164 | 7.9 | 6,329 | 0.9 |
| 1997–98 | 206 | -11.2 | 3,089 | 5.3 | 2,891 | -8.6 | 6,186 | -2.3 |
| 1998–99 | 208 | 1.0 | 3,427 | 10.9 | 2,960 | 2.4 | 6,595 | 6.6 |
| 1999–2000 | 209 | 0.5 | 3,265 | -4.7 | 3,212 | 8.5 | 6,686 | 1.4 |
| 2000–01 | 197 | -5.7 | 3,094 | -5.2 | 3,629 | 13.0 | 6,920 | 3.5 |
| 2001–02 | 205 | 4.1 | 3,345 | 8.1 | 3,580 | -1.3 | 7,130 | 3.0 |
| 2002–03 | 207 | 1.0 | 3,056 | -8.6 | 4,032 | 12.6 | 7,295 | 2.3 |
| 2003–04 | 438 | 111.6 | 3,889 | 27.3 | 3,258 | -19.2 | 7,585 | 4.0 |
(19) Aggregate External Finance.
(20) Not available.
Note:
In 1992–93, revenue support grant and redistributed national non-domestic rates paid to district councils included a share of the amounts that were payable to the county council for the area, and separate amounts attributable to each district council were not separately identified. Figures for Worcester city council are not therefore available for 1992–93.
Right to Buy
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to publish the review of the system for valuing properties for Right to Buy purposes undertaken by the College of Estate Management. [139250]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister expects to publish the report of this review in January 2004.
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his response to the report of the Select Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on the draft Housing Bill, what assessment he has made of extending the Right to Buy discount repayment period to more than five years. [139251]
Keith Hill: I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the answer given on 30 June 2003, Official Report, column 116–17W. The Government are committed to the principle of the Right to Buy scheme, and do not wish to penalise tenants disproportionately.
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the reports his Department and its predecessors have commissioned since 1979 on valuations for properties bought under the Right to Buy. [139252]
Keith Hill: In March 2002, the former Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions commissioned the College of Estate Management to review the system for valuing properties for Right to Buy purposes. It is expected that the review report will be published in January 2004. No other reports have been commissioned on this topic since 1979.
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many right to buy applications there were each month since June 1997, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) region. [138128]
Keith Hill: The number of right to buy applications in each region are tabled as follows. These are only available on a quarterly basis. Information by local
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authority is not readily available. Tables providing right to buy sales figures as reported by local authorities are available in the Library of the House.
| North east | North west | Yorkshire and Humber | East Midlands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Q2 | 2,141 | 2,901 | 3,025 | 2,411 |
| Q3 | 1,424 | 2,596 | 2,198 | 1,553 | |
| Q4 | 1,075 | 1,560 | 1,481 | 1,277 | |
| 1998 | Q1 | 1,617 | 2,137 | 2,111 | 1,929 |
| Q2 | 1,506 | 2,096 | 2,255 | 1,694 | |
| Q3 | 1,429 | 2,305 | 2,003 | 1,837 | |
| Q4 | 1,276 | 2,161 | 2,563 | 1,550 | |
| 1999 | Q1 | 3,121 | 3,691 | 4,108 | 3,175 |
| Q2 | 2,056 | 2,627 | 2,729 | 2,008 | |
| Q3 | 1,974 | 2,804 | 2,693 | 2,327 | |
| Q4 | 1,551 | 1,949 | 1,714 | 1,712 | |
| 2000 | Q1 | 2,333 | 2,928 | 3,023 | 2,330 |
| Q2 | 2,114 | 2,922 | 3,122 | 2,158 | |
| Q3 | 1,811 | 2,733 | 3,208 | 2,213 | |
| Q4 | 1,478 | 2,089 | 2,072 | 1,625 | |
| 2001 | Q1 | 2,373 | 3,250 | 3,837 | 2,628 |
| Q2 | 1,784 | 3,056 | 3,996 | 2,493 | |
| Q3 | 1,592 | 3,435 | 3,876 | 2,603 | |
| Q4 | 1,584 | 2,542 | 3,189 | 2,011 | |
| 2002 | Q1 | 2,852 | 3,895 | 4,726 | 3,043 |
| Q2 | 2,994 | 4,520 | 5,479 | 3,556 | |
| Q3 | 3,631 | 5,089 | 6,492 | 3,695 | |
| Q4 | 3,031 | 4,789 | 5,601 | 3,457 | |
| 2003 | Q1 | 4,189 | 6,278 | 9,251 | 4,686 |
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Sheltered Accommodation
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many sheltered accommodation centres (a) have and (b) do not have resident wardens; and if he will make a statement on the trends regarding resident wardens over the last 10 years. [138911]
Keith Hill: Figures are not available showing how many sheltered accommodation centres have and do not have resident wardens, and on the trends regarding resident wardens over the last 10 years. As part of their on-going assessment of local needs and review of housing-related support services as part of the Supporting People programme, local authorities are examining the amount of sheltered accommodation and housing-related support provided in that accommodation and, for the first time, will be able to gradually build up an indication of longer term trends.
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make an assessment of the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages, including financial considerations, of requiring resident wardens in all sheltered accommodation centres. [138912]
Keith Hill: The Government are committed to ensuring that all vulnerable members of the community receive the housing-related support they need including, where appropriate, warden services in sheltered accommodation, to help them live as independently as possible. To help bring this about, the Supporting People programme provides an integrated framework for planning and funding housing-related support services. Under Supporting People, local authorities will review all housing-related support services, examining their quality, performance and cost-effectiveness. In the case of sheltered housing, we would expect these reviews to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the way in which warden services are provided.
Somali Community (Housing)
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research he has collated on the treatment of the Somali community in relation to housing. [139249]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has not carried out any research on this subject. A report on "Somali housing experiences in England" by researchers at Sheffield Hallam university carried out with the support of the Housing Corporation was published earlier this year.
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 11 July 2003, Official Report, columns 1062–63W, on housing (black minority ethnic
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communities), if he will commission research into the housing needs of the Somali community; and whether a decision has been made on taking forward the recommendation on commissioning research on the housing and neighbourhood experiences of black and minority ethnic children. [139259]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has no plans in place to commission research into the housing needs of the Somali community or to collect further data on the housing and neighbourhood experiences of black and minority ethnic children.
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on what research policy decisions on the housing needs of the Somali community are based. [139260]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not responsible for making policy decisions about the housing needs of specific groups. Local authorities are responsible for formulating Housing Strategy Statements for their areas. These should be based on the best local evidence available. They are required to take into account the needs of particular sections of the community including Black and Minority ethnic populations. Guidance was published in 2000, "Local Housing Needs Assessment: A Guide to Good Practice" and "Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Strategies: A Good Practice Guide".
Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the housing needs of the Somali community. [139261]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not responsible for assessing the housing needs of specific groups. Local authorities are responsible for formulating Housing Strategy Statements for their areas. These should be based on the best local evidence available. They are required to take into account the needs of particular sections of the community including Black and Minority ethnic populations. Guidance was published in 2000, "Local Housing Needs Assessment: A Guide to Good Practice" and "Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Strategies: A Good Practice Guide".
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