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Environmental Health Officers (London)
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many inspections were carried out by environmental health officers on food providers in each London borough in the last 12 months. [2489]
Caroline Flint:
I have been asked to reply. The information is not available for the period requested. Such information that is available is shown in the table.
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(20) Source:
Food Standards Agency—Official Control Directive database. Data excludes inspections to vessels.
(21) London borough of Greenwich submitted partial data for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003.
Fire Service
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Government will announce the location of the regional fire control rooms. [1110]
Jim Fitzpatrick: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Mr. Kidney) on 6 June 2005, Official Report, column 411W.
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many fire engines were (a) stolen, (b) lost and (c) vandalised in each year since 1997. [2444]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The information requested is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
High Hedges
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much each local authority in England plans to charge individuals to investigate high hedges complaints under the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003. [1622]
Yvette Cooper:
This information is not collected centrally. Of the sample local authorities who have provided information to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the majority are setting fees within a range of £300-£400.
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Housing
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people in Coventry South he estimates will benefit from his Department's extended home ownership programme. [2110]
Yvette Cooper: It is not possible to estimate at the moment how many people in Coventry South will benefit from the Government's proposals for low cost home ownership. The West Midlands Region has been allocated £379 million of funding for housing for the two years 2006–08 and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is currently awaiting Regional Housing Board recommendations as to how and where this should be invested. Once priorities for investment have been established, housing providers will be invited to bid for funding. The number of people in Coventry South who will benefit will depend on which bids are successful. In addition, the Government is currently consulting on details of social homebuy which will enable social tenants to buy a part share in their home.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research his Department has carried out to examine the environmental impact and sustainability of the house building programme in Sussex. [2624]
Yvette Cooper:
Research needed to underpin the Sustainability Appraisal of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East, which will assess the environmental impact of the future level and distribution of house building in South East England is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the South East England regional assembly, with assistance from the county councils.
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Dr. Iddon: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the amount of Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme funding and Challenge Fund spent on (a) mixed funded social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) homebuy general market purchase, (d) homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to RSL stock, (g) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (h) works only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) intermediate rent for key workers, (k) homebuy market purchase for key workers, (l) homebuy new build for key workers and (m) mixed funded sale for key workers in the north west region in each year since 1997–98. [1250]
Yvette Cooper: The following table shows funding through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the north west region for the categories (a) to (i) . The information in the table does not include all programmes that the ADP is used for and therefore does not represent the total funding for the north west region. Other categories with funding during the time period covered by the table are right to acquire, voluntary purchase grant, do-it-yourself shared ownership, and temporary intermediate and market rent housing.
The Key Worker Living programme is limited to London and the wider south east, therefore there is no investment in categories (j) to (m) in the north west through this programme.
The Challenge Fund was limited to London, south east and eastern regions, therefore there is no Challenge Fund expenditure in the north west.
Note:
Categories (g), (h), and (i) are included in miscellaneous works (f) for years 1997–98 and 1998–99.
Dr. Iddon:
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme and Challenge Fund were (a) mixed funded social rented housing, (b) temporary social rented housing, (c) homebuy general market purchase, (d) homebuy general new build, (e) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (f) miscellaneous works to RSL stock, (g) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (h) works
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only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (i) works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (j) intermediate rent for key workers, (k) homebuy market purchase for key workers, (l) homebuy new build for key workers and (m) mixed funded sale for key workers in the north west region in each year since 1997–98. [1251]
Yvette Cooper:
The following table shows completions through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the north west region for the categories (a) to (i) . The information in the table does not include all programmes that the ADP is used for, and therefore does not represent the total
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completions for the region. Other categories with completions during the time period covered by the table are right to acquire, voluntary purchase grant, do-it-yourself shared ownership, and temporary intermediate and market rent housing.
The Key Worker Living programme is limited to London and the wider South East, therefore there is no investment in categories (j) to (m) in the north west through this programme.
The Challenge Fund was limited to London, South East and Eastern regions, therefore there are no Challenge Fund completions recorded for the north west.
Note:
Categories (f), (g), (h), and (i) do not have complete records of units
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which of the sites released for new housing under the proposals announced on 25 May are in (a) Greater London and (b) the constituency of Ruislip-Northwood; and which of the latter are on green belt land. [2152]
Yvette Cooper: The announcement by my right hon. Friends the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer on 25 May referred to 700 sites currently entered on the register of surplus public sector land which is maintained by English Partnerships. The sites' owners and English Partnerships are currently reviewing all registered sites to assess their development potential. A list of the sites, as at March 2005, can be found on the English Partnerships website at: http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/images/16EE954C9Q4340DDAB44702EF5D2ADE6.pdf
51 sites on the Register as at March 2005 are situated in the Greater London area. One British Railways Boards (Residuary) Ltd. site at Harefield in the London borough of Hillingdon is located in Ruislip-Northwood. This site is classified as green belt land. An updated list of register sites will be published by English Partnerships towards the end of June 2005.
In addition, it was announced on 1 April that a portfolio of nearly one hundred ex-NHS sites, would be transferred from the Department of Health to English Partnerships. The first tranche of 67 sites transferred on 6 April. Work is ongoing with partners and local authorities to assess each site to identify how they can contribute to local housing and employment needs. It is estimated that the total portfolio of 96 sites could accommodate up to 15,000 new homes nationally, with at least 5,000 being affordable. This estimate is subject to planning permission for the individual sites, and residential development will not be appropriate on all of the sites.
John Hemming: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of the development he has planned for the South East is on flood plains. [1848]
Yvette Cooper:
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister wish to see a reduction in the amount of inappropriate new development in flood risk areas. Local authorities should steer development away from
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areas at highest risk of flooding when allocating land in plans, and where development does proceed local authorities should ensure it is subject to appropriate precautionary measures. The susceptibility of land to flooding is a material consideration in determining planning applications. Policies are set out in Planning Policy Guidance Note 25: "Development and Flood Risk".
The Environment Agency is monitoring data on land allocations made by local authorities in their plans for development inside and outside areas designated at risk of flooding in the South East. The latest figures are reported in the Environment Agency's State of the Environment 2004 report for the South East region and are likely to be updated as part of the next State of the Environment report.
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