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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.
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.
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.
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Local Authority | Turnout percentage | In favour as percentageof votes | Against as percentageof votes | Percentage in favour as a proportion of those eligible to vote | Percentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote |
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ALMO Round 1 | |||||
Derby | 48 | 88 | 12 | 42 | 6 |
Hounslow | 35 | 83 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
Kirklees | 47 | 81 | 19 | 38 | 9 |
Rochdale | 46 | 90 | 10 | '41 | 5 |
Stockton-on-Tees | 44 | 93 | 7 | 41 | 3 |
ALMO Round 2 | |||||
Barnsley | 25 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 11 |
Carrick | 61 | 96 | 4 | 59 | 2 |
Colchester | 57 | 76 | 24 | 43 | 14 |
LeedsEast | 35 | 83 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
LeedsNorth East | 41 | 88 | 12 | 36 | 5 |
LeedsNorth West | 42 | 89 | 11 | 37 | 5 |
LeedsSouth | 39 | 91 | 9 | 35 | 4 |
LeedsSouth East | 40 | 88 | 12 | 35 | 5 |
LeedsWest | 38 | 90 | 10 | 34 | 4 |
Waltham Forest | 49 | 85 | 15 | 42 | 7 |
ALMO Round 3 | |||||
Camden | 30 | 23 | 77 | 7 | 23 |
High Peak | 60 | 98 | 2 | 59 | 1 |
Islington | 27 | 85 | 15 | 23 | 4 |
Sheffield: Brightside and Shiregreen | 42 | 78 | 22 | 33 | 9 |
Sheffield: Central Area | 47 | 87 | 13 | 41 | 6 |
South Lakeland | 65 | 88 | 12 | 57 | 8 |
ALMO Round 4bids | |||||
Hammersmith and Fulham | 40 | 81 | 19 | 32 | 8 |
Sheffield: Hillsborough, Nether Thorpe | 45 | 87 | 13 | 39 | 6 |
Sheffield: Westfield, Hackenthorpe | 43 | 89 | 11 | 38 | 5 |
Sheffield: Parson Cross, Foxhill, Longley | 38 | 94 | 6 | 36 | 2 |
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