---

13 Jun 2005 : Column 121W—continued

Mortgage Possession Orders

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many mortgage possession orders were made in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [2451]

Yvette Cooper: Data on mortgage possession proceedings for England and Wales are collected by the Department of Constitutional Affairs from HM Courts Service and published on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website at: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_housing/documents/page/odpm_house_ 604098.xls.

The figures record how many possession proceedings have been issued, but do not indicate how many properties were actually taken into possession, since many orders will not be enforced. That information is not separately recorded.

Negative Subsidy

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was taken in negative subsidy from (a) all housing associations and (b) housing associations in Tamworth in each of the last two years. [3337]

Yvette Cooper: Housing associations are not part of the housing revenue account subsidy system.

Parking Meters

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many parking meters there were in each London borough per 1,000 population in the last year for which figures are available. [2455]

Ms Buck: I have been asked to reply.

Since 3 July 2000, the Mayor has had overall responsibility for traffic management in London. However, responsibility for parking enforcement in London generally rests with the relevant local authority. It is a matter for individual local authorities to decide on the nature and scope of parking controls, including the
 
13 Jun 2005 : Column 122W
 
number of parking meter and pay and display parking spaces, and to balance the needs of residents, emergency services, local business and those who work and travel in the area.

While we do not hold any up to date figures, the Association of London Government has provided the following information:

Borough	Number of parking meter spaces	Number of pay and display spaces(36)
Barking and Dagenham	0	44
Barnet	36	79
Bexley	294	136
Brent	0	600
Bromley	28	6,103
Camden	1,127	2,591
Corporation of London	0	889
Croydon	0	643
Ealing	0	600
Enfield	0	600
Greenwich	352	0
Hackney	—	562
Hammersmith and Fulham	0	0
Haringey	—	676
Harrow	—	628
Havering	200	0
Hillingdon	44	380
Hounslow	137	148
Islington	0	4,829
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	0	6,000
Royal Borough of Kingston- upon-Thames	32	598
Lambeth	372	2,700
Lewisham	374	n/a
Merton	47	415
Newham	0	344
Redbridge	393	391
Richmond-upon-Thames	335	255
Southwark	1,000	—
Sutton	0	907
Tower Hamlets	0	1,188
Waltham Forest	0	200
Wandsworth	0	4,026
Westminster City Council	4,568	3,000

⁽³⁶⁾Number includes only local authority-owned pay & display space. Privately-owned off-street pay and display spaces are not included.

Mid-year population estimates (thousands, 1993–03) are shown in the following table.
thousand

Borough	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Barking and Dagenham	162.4	163.9	165.7	165.9	165.9
Barnet	313.5	315.8	319.5	322.3	324.4
Bexley	217.5	218.7	218.8	218.6	219.1
Brent	260.3	264.9	269.6	269.7	267.8
Bromley	294.9	295.3	296.2	297.1	298.3
Camden	190.0	196.2	202.6	207.0	210.7
City of London	6.6	7.0	7.4	7.7	8.0
Croydon	332.1	334.2	335.1	335.9	336.7
Ealing	302.3	304.4	307.3	307.8	305.0
Enfield	272.7	275.1	277.3	280.0	280.3
Greenwich	212.2	214.4	217.5	221.1	223.7
Hackney	199.1	203.4	207.2	208.9	208.4
Hammersmith and Fulham	160.6	164.4	169.4	172.7	174.2
Haringey	218.6	219.8	221.3	224.3	224.7
Harrow	207.9	209.1	210.0	211.3	210.7
Havering	225.7	225.1	224.7	224.5	224.6
Hillingdon	245.1	245.9	245.6	246.8	247.6
Hounslow	214.3	214.7	216.0	215.4	212.9
Islington	175.7	177.9	179.4	180.2	180.1
Kensington and Chelsea	147.7	154.7	162.2	168.4	174.4
Kingston upon Thames	146.0	147.3	149.0	150.1	150.4
Lambeth	266.8	270.0	273.4	271.1	268.5
Lewisham	250.3	252.1	254.3	251.9	248.3
Merton	185.1	188.2	191.1	191.7	191.4
Newham	240.5	245.5	249.4	251.8	250.6
Redbridge	238.1	239.9	241.9	242.4	245.1
Richmond upon Thames	172.8	172.9	174.3	176.5	179.2
Southwark	247.9	252.7	256.7	255.4	253.8
Sutton	179.4	180.5	181.5	180.2	178.5
Tower Hamlets	193.5	197.1	201.1	204.6	206.6
Waltham Forest	221.1	221.3	222.0	221.9	221.6
Wandsworth	264.2	267.7	271.7	273.5	274.1
Westminster	189.2	196.5	203.3	214.4	222.0

Source:
ONS, Date: 09/09/04




 
13 Jun 2005 : Column 123W
 

 
13 Jun 2005 : Column 124W
 

Playing Fields

Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many applications for planning permission on school playing fields were approved in each English region in each quarter since 1997. [2412]

Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Private Finance Initiative

Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the Private Finance Initiative and Public Private Partnership projects his Department is undertaking; and what the status of each is. [2373]

Mr. Woolas: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is currently undertaking the following Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public Private Partnerships (PPP) projects.
Signed and Operational PFI/PPP projects

Authority/Body
QE II Conference Centre	Catering PFI Project
NE Derbyshire district council	Holmwood Social Housing PFI Project
Derby city council	Social Housing PFI
LB Islington	Street Properties I
Manchester city council	A6 Plymouth Grove Housing PFI
Selby	Selby, Sherburn and Tadcaster Housing PFI
LB Hammersmith and Fulham	Future Services for Older People, Housing PFI
LB Reading	North Whitley Housing PFI
Warrington borough council	Anson and Blenheim Close, Social Housing PFI
Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire Fire Authorities	Fire Training Facility PFI
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service	Fire Training Facility and Fire Station PFI
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority	Fire Vehicles and Equipment PFI
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service	Divisional HQ and two fire stations PFI
Cornwall County Council—Fire Service	Fire Stations
Greater Manchester County Fire Service	Stretford Divisional Headquarters and Fire Station
South Wales Fire Authority	PFI Training Centre for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Tyne and Wear Fire and Civil Defence Authority	New HQ and community fire stations
Bolton	Community Learning Resource Centre (joint with DfES and DCMS)
Bournemouth	Library (joint with DCMS)
Brighton	Library (joint with DCMS)
Brighton	Schools PFI Project (joint with DfES)
Cambridgeshire	Community ICT Network
Cheshire	Ellesmere Port Schools/Community Facilities (joint with DfES)
Copeland	Office Regeneration
Croydon	Customer Focus
Hackney	Technology and Learning Centre
Liverpool	Speke Learning Centre (joint with DfES)
North Wiltshire	Property Rationalisation
Norwich	Norwich Connect
Redcar and Cleveland	Office Accommodation
Sheffield	Office Accommodation
Sunderland	City Learning Centre (joint with DfES and DCMS)
Tower Hamlets	Mulberry Schools and Community Sports Facilities (joint with DfES)
Trafford	Sale New Civic Centre Office Accommodation
Essex	Clacton JSC (joint with DfES)
Sefton	Crosby Leisure Centre
Uttlesford	Three New Sports and Leisure Centres
Kent CC	Strategic IT
L.B. Harrow	Revenues Benefits
Derby city council	Revenues Benefits
Signed but not Operational PFI/PPP Projects
Leeds city council	Swarcliffe Housing PFI
London borough of Newham	Canning Town Housing PFI
Stoke-on-Trent	Bentilee District Centre
Oldham	Library and Lifelong Learning Centre (joint with DCMS)
L.B. Barking and Dagenham	Joint Service Centre (joint with DfES)

 
13 Jun 2005 : Column 125W
 

---