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Homeless People

Bob Spink: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people in London were (a) rough sleepers, (b) sleeping in hostels and (c) in homeless accommodation in the last period for which information is available. [163523]

Yvette Cooper: The latest local authority Housing Investment Programme returns for spring 2003 show that there were 267 rough sleepers in London.

The number of people sleeping in hostels is not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, latest information shows that there are around 19,000 hostel bed spaces in London where typically there is 95 per cent. occupancy on any single night.

The latest statutory homelessness statistical returns for December 2003 show that in London there were 57,410 homeless households in all forms of temporary accommodation.

House Buyers (Protection)

Mr. Todd: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to increase the protection afforded to purchasers of new homes; and if he will make a statement. [163914]

Keith Hill: Almost all new home buyers have protection under new home warranty schemes, in addition to any other contractual, statutory or common law rights they may have. The Home Information Pack will ensure that prospective buyers of new homes have good information on such matters as contract terms and warranty cover before they decide whether to go ahead with the purchase.

In addition, the final report of the Barker Review of Housing Supply sets out a series of challenging reform proposals to the house building industry to increase customer satisfaction, tackle skills shortages, increase the flow of new houses on to the market and improve design and the use of modem methods of construction. The Government and the industry must work together in partnership to deliver these reforms. The Government will review progress made by summer 2005.

Housing

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what studies his Department is conducting into tenant satisfaction (a) in council housing, (b) in registered social landlord housing and (c) (i) before

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and (ii) after transfer in large scale voluntary transfers; and if he will publish the figures for tenant satisfaction. [162713]

Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published data for tenant satisfaction (a) in council housing, (b) in registered social landlord housing and (c) (i) before and (ii) after transfer in large scale voluntary transfers.

The data has been derived from the Survey of English Housing and is available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website.

The path to reach the Survey of English Housing section of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website for data on tenant satisfaction in (a) council housing and (b) registered social landlord housing is:


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The path to reach the Survey of English Housing section of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website for data on tenant satisfaction in (i) before and (ii) after transfer in large scale voluntary transfers is:


Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many tenants' ballots on housing transfer have been held since 1999; where each ballot was held (1) what percentage of tenants voted; and what the percentage (a) for and (b) against (i) large scale voluntary transfer and (ii) arm's length management organisation was in each case; [162767]

Keith Hill: There have been 133 tenants ballots for transfer and 25 tenants ballots for Arms Length Management (ALMO) since 1999. Details are tabled.

Large scale voluntary transfers since 1999

Local AuthorityBallot turnout percentageIn favour percentageAgainst percentagePercentage in favour as a proportion of those eligible to votePercentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote
Allerdale BC76937715
Allerdale BC Salterbeck76964733
Amber Valley BC7257434131
Barnsley8448524044
Bath and North East Somerset C7158424130
Birmingham6633672244
Birmingham C Central Areas6462384024
Blackburn with Darwen BC628515539
Boston BC7660404630
Bradford—Thorpe Edge8438623252
Bromsgrove6868324622
Burnley BC75919687
Calderdale MBC6268324220
Cambridge7240612844
Carlisle CC6752483532
Chelmsford BC7856444435
Cherwell7359414330
Chester CC6967334623
Chichester DC7481196014
City of Bradford6662384125
Copeland6078224713
County of Herefordshire C7358424231
Coventry CC5855453226
Craven DC8076246019
Crewe and Nantwich BC7365354726
Derbyshire Dales71569315323
Dudley7044563139
Ealing Havelock7848523741
East Hertfordshire DC7678225916
East Hertfordshire DC7375255518
East Lindsey DC8560405134
East Northamptonshire DC75928696
East Staffordshire BC6678235115
Elmbridge BC7366344825
Erewash BC7175255318
Fareham7750503839
Fenland7236642646
Forest Heath7258424230
Forest of Dean DC7469315123
Fylde BC7574265620
Hartlepool7075255318
Horsham DC7463374627
Huntingdon DC6375254716
Knowsley MBC5974264415
LB Enfield7882186414
LB Greenwich Charlton Triangle7684166412
LB Hackney Upper Clapton7666345026
LB Hackney Sheltered Stock9170306427
LB Hackney Haggerston8059414733
LB Hackney Morningside7363374627
LB Hackney Kings Crescent8579216718
LB Hackney Pembury Estate7983176613
LB Hackney Stamford Hill8360405033
LB Hammersmith and Fulham Old Oak8383176914
LB Harrow7875255820
LB Islington Ten Estates7880206216
LB Islington Barnsbury7383176112
LB Lambeth Central Stockwell6871294820
LB Lambeth St. Martins6778225215
LB Richmond6464364123
LB Tower Hamlets Poplar I7375255518
LB Tower Hamlets THCH6752493432
LB Waltham Forest6562384025
Lewisham5130701535
Liverpool CC Pinehurst9167336130
Liverpool CC Eastern Fringe (Central)668812588
Liverpool CC Eastern Fringe (South)6879215414
Liverpool CC Eastern Fringe (North)6566344322
Liverpool CC Speke Garston7885156612
Liverpool Kensington6761394126
Maidstone BC7061394327
Manchester CC Darnhill85928787
Manchester CC (Colshaw Farm)87973843
Manchester CC (East Manchester)769010688
Manchester CC Handforth Estate87928807
Manchester CC Langley Estate769010687
Manchester CC Sale Estate82937765
Manchester CC Whitefield Estate87955834
Manchester CC East Wythenshawe809010728
Mendip DC7465354826
Merton6649523234
Mid-Bedfordshire DC7351493736
Middlesbrough6077234614
Newcastle Under Lyme BC7475255619
North Devon DC7672285521
North Hertfordshire DC6960404128
Nuneaton and Bedworth7040602842
Oldham MBC Fitton Hill6183175110
Oldham MBC Limeside (Hollins/The Avenues)718713629
Peterborough6482195212
Preston BC Avenham82919757
Purbeck7970305524
Redcar and Cleveland BC718911638
Reigate and Banstead BC7480205915
Restormel BC8084166712
Rushcliffe BC8052484238
Scarborough BC8072285723
Shrewsbury and Atcham BC7565354926
South Bedfordshire7228722052
South Hams DC8281196616
South Norfolk7868325325
South Somerset DC7750503939
Southend on Sea6849513435
Southwark Aylesbury Estate7627732055
St. Edmundsbury7471295321
St. Helens MBC7084165912
Staffordshire Moorlands DC7566345026
Stockport6545552936
Stroud7722781760
Sunderland CC738812649
Tameside6962384326
Tameside West Ashton7564364827
Tameside MBC6964364425
Teignbridge8165365229
Telford and Wrekin C7479215816
Test Valley BC7369315022
Tollington7137632644
Torbay BC7772285622
Tower Hamlets–Poplar7444563341
Tynedale DC7780206215
Vale Royal BC7285156111
Walsall MBC (Majority of Stock)7171295021
Walsall MBC (Tenant Managed Stock)6374264716
Waverley7843573444
West Devon BC7981196415
West Lindsey DD7779216116
West Oxfordshire DC7766345126
West Wiltshire DC7766345126
Weymouth and Portland C7672285521
Worcester7275255418
Worthing BC7669315224
Wycombe6948523335
Wyre Forest DC6680205313

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ALMO Ballots—complete list at 22 March 2004

Local AuthorityTurnout percentageIn favour as percentageof votesAgainst as percentageof votesPercentage in favour as a proportion of those eligible to votePercentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote
ALMO Round 1
Derby488812426
Hounslow358317296
Kirklees478119389
Rochdale469010'415
Stockton-on-Tees44937413
ALMO Round 2
Barnsley2557431411
Carrick61964592
Colchester5776244314
Leeds—East358317296
Leeds—North East418812365
Leeds—North West428911375
Leeds—South39919354
Leeds—South East408812355
Leeds—West389010344
Waltham Forest498515427
ALMO Round 3
Camden302377723
High Peak60982591
Islington278515234
Sheffield: Brightside and Shiregreen427822339
Sheffield: Central Area478713416
South Lakeland658812578
ALMO Round 4—bids
Hammersmith and Fulham408119328
Sheffield: Hillsborough, Nether Thorpe458713396
Sheffield: Westfield, Hackenthorpe438911385
Sheffield: Parson Cross, Foxhill, Longley38946362


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