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London Housing Board
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the expenditure of the London Housing Board has been since its foundation; and if he will list the projects which it has funded. [180330]
Keith Hill: The role of the London Housing Board is to prepare a Regional Housing Strategy and advise Ministers on strategic housing investment priorities in London. Following recommendations from the London Housing Board, London will receive £2.1 billion for housing in the region over the two years 2004–05 and 2005–06.
| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme(49) (including for key workers) | 736.6 (177) | 757.6 (194) |
| Local Authorities Allocation(50) | 209.1 | 215.2 |
| Discretionary Pot for Innovative Local Schemes Delivering New Supply (See Table 2) | 39.8 | 28.6 |
| Discretionary Pot for Private Sector Renewal (See Table 3) | 10.9 | 11.1 |
| Discretionary Pot for Local Authority Regeneration Schemes (See Table 4) | 42.6 | 58.5 |
(49) Funding allocated, via the Housing Corporation, to housing associations to provide homes for rent or low cost home ownership through both new build and acquisition and refurbishment.
(50) Capital allocation to local authorities to support housing capital investment and which is not project specific.
| Local Authority | Housing Association | Scheme | 2004–05 and 2005–06 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | East Thames Housing Group | Axe Street | 1,250 |
| Brent | Paddington Churches HA | Donnington Court | 2,149 |
| Croydon | Metropolitan HT | Croydon Garages group A | 606 |
| Enfield | Christian A Enfield | Salisbury School Keyworker | 515 |
| Hackney | Southern Housing Group | Millennium Plus at the Nightingale | 4,456 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Threshold Housing and Support | Westway Beacons | 15,430 |
| Haringey | Solon CHS | Ivatts Way | 1,175 |
| Islington | The Guinness Trust | Hornsey Road Baths | 6,770 |
| Kingston upon Thames | Town and Country Group | Cocks Crescent New Maiden | 6,000 |
| Lambeth | London & Quadrant HT | Penzance House | 1,600 |
| Merton | Presentation HA | Birnam House, 9 Langley Road | 525 |
| Merton | Wandle HA | Merton HRA Sites Phase 1 | 3,975 |
| Newham | Tower Homes Limited | Greengate House | 6,160 |
| Newham | Toynbee HA | Newham CPO | 1,860 |
| Southwark | Presentation HA | 41–75 Consort Road | 5,781 |
| Southwark | Hexagon | Dog Kennel Hill School | 1,376 |
| Tower Hamlets | Swan Housing Association | Crossways Phase 1 | 8,490 |
| Westminster | Tower Homes Limited | Frampton Street | 251 |
Sub Region | Scheme | Allocation 2004–05 and 2005–06 |
|---|---|---|
| East | Decent Homes for Vulnerable People | 2,000 |
| East | Homes from Redundant Shops | 2,500 |
| North | Supply Scheme | 3,500 |
| South East | Healthy Homes | 1,000 |
| South East | Renewal Loan fund | 2,000 |
| South East | Coldblasters | 1,000 |
| South West | Universal Coldblasters | 2,000 |
| South West | Empty Homes | 2,000 |
| West | Empty Property Website | 345 |
| West | Heatstreets | 3,655 |
| Pan-London | Houseproud | 830 |
| Pan-London | Landlord Accreditation | 1,170 |
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Local Authority | Scheme | Allocation 2004–05 and 2005–06 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | Stonegrove and Spur Road | 2,981 |
| Brent | South Kilburn Regeneration | 9,850 |
| Bromley | Ramsden Regeneration | 2,679 |
| Camden | Gospel Oak | 2,926 |
| Camden | Ampthill Square Estate | 5,876 |
| Ealing | South Acton Estate | 7,745 |
| Greenwich | Solar Powered Hot Water | 495 |
| Greenwich | Ravens Way, Kidbrooke | 1,979 |
| Hillingdon | Romney Parade | 183 |
| Hounslow | Ivybridge Estate | 5,914 |
| Hounslow | Convent Way | 2,483 |
| Islington | Tollington Estate | 7,911 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Redcliffe Square | 495 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Finborough Road and Edith Grove | 445 |
| Lambeth | Ethelred Estate (low rise) | 5,373 |
| Lewisham | Honor Oak Estate | 8,328 |
| Merton | Safer Homes | 81 |
| Merton | Home Energy for life | 178 |
| Newham | Brooks Road and Plaistow Borth Estate | 1,978 |
| Southwark | Aylesbury Estate | 11,398 |
| Southwark | Four Squares Estate | 2,318 |
| Sutton | Durand Estate | 2,473 |
| Tower Hamlets | Tarling East Estate | 1,029 |
| Tower Hamlets | Crossways Estate | 5,345 |
| Waltham Forest | Bisterne Avenue and St. Andrews Court | 1,933 |
| Westminster | Warwick Towers | 8,764 |
Ordnance Survey
Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money Ordnance Survey has received in the last four financial years in Government (a) grants and (b) mapping contracts; and whether Ordnance Survey had to compete for the contracts. [153756]
Yvette Cooper: Ordnance Survey does not receive any Government grants. As a Government Department and Trading Fund, Ordnance Survey earns its revenues from commercial licences, commercial services and product sales. This revenue includes transactions with Government through inter Crown agreements including services delivered through the National Interest Mapping Service Agreement and the Pan Government Agreement. Ordnance Survey income is reported in its Annual Reports.
Land Prices (Essex)
Mr. Hurst: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average price was of land per hectare with planning permission to build housing in each district council area in Essex in 2003. [180962]
Keith Hill: The information requested is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Planning Appeals
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what account is taken of the financial viability of the applicant in planning appeals considered by his Department. [180969]
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Keith Hill: All planning appeals are determined on their planning merits, and an applicant's financial viability is not normally a material planning consideration. However, the viability of an existing or proposed enterprise may be a relevant consideration in some cases.
Postal Ballots
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who will meet the costs of reprinting postal ballot papers for the elections on 10 June. [178663]
Mr. Raynsford: Returning officers have the contractual relationships with suppliers of ballot packs. To the extent that their suppliers are not liable for reprinting costs, regional and local returning officers will be able to claim re-imbursement from Government for services properly rendered, or expenses properly incurred, for or in connection with the European election. Insofar as the local elections in principal areas or parishes within the pilot regions are concerned, returning officers will be able to claim "local election pilot expenditure" from Government. That will include any expenditure which is apportioned to the local election, which exceeds the expenditure which would have been incurred if the region had not been one of the pilot regions.
Mr. Evans: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will estimate the total cost of the all-postal ballots for the elections to be held on 10 June. [178279]
Mr. Raynsford: The Government's current estimate of the total cost of the ballots in the four all-postal pilot regions is £23.8 million.
Rural Exceptions Sites
Mr. Drew: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) when he expects to make an announcement on new PPG3, with particular reference to rural exceptions sites; [180393]
(2) what discussions he has had with the (a) National Association of Local Councils, (b) rural community councils and (c) individual parish and town councils on the impact of building on rural exceptions sites. [180394]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is finalising the proposed updates to PPG3 (Housing) titled 'Influencing the size, type and affordability of housing' and 'Supporting the delivery of new housing' in the light of the responses to the consultation exercise undertaken last year. Our aim is to publish the updates to PPG3 in the autumn, including the approach to planning for mixed communities in rural areas. Any further revisions to PPG3 to take account of the recommendations of the Barker review of housing supply will be completed in 2005.
Eight responses were received from rural community councils and parish councils to 'Influencing the size, type and affordability of housing'. Of the five responses received from rural community councils, four were
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supportive of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's proposals in the update for a 100 per cent. affordable housing allocation policy, but also asked that the existing rural exceptions policy should be retained. The other was opposed to the proposed allocation policy, preferring a retention of the existing policy.
Three responses were received from parish councils. One was supportive of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's proposals, while another was opposed to it, preferring a retention of the existing policy. The third parish council did not register any comments on that particular aspect of the proposals. Formal representations were not received from the National Association of Local Council or any town councils. We will take into account all of the responses it received to the consultation exercise, including those from the rural community and parish councils, in finalising the PPG3 update.
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