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Surface Fleet

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2005, Official Report, column 17W, on the surface fleet, if he
 
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will list the (a) destroyers and (b) frigates he expects to be in active service in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014; and if he will make a statement. [18865]

Mr. Ingram: In 2013 we expect there to be a destroyer and frigate force consisting of four Type 22 Frigates (HMS Cornwall, Cumberland, Chatham and Campbeltown), 13 Type 23 Frigates (HMS Argyll, Lancaster, Iron Duke, Monmouth, Montrose, Westminster, Northumberland, Richmond, Somerset, Sutherland, Kent, Portland and St. Albans), and five Type 45 Destroyers (HMS Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, and Defender). We expect the period 2012–15 to see the withdrawal from service of the last three Type 42 Destroyers, HMS Edinburgh, HMS Nottingham and HMS York, and their replacement by three further Type 45 Destroyers, the first being HMS Duncan. As explained on page 18 of "Delivering Security in a Changing World (Future Capabilities)(Cm 6269)", presented to the House in July 2004, our intention is for the Royal Navy to operate a fleet of 25 destroyers and frigates.

Type 45 Destroyer

Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what military capability the Type 45 destroyer will have other than air defence. [19443]

Mr. Ingram: The Type 45 destroyer will be a versatile platform that is planned to deliver a number of capabilities in addition to air defence, including naval gunfire support and, through its embarked helicopter, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. It will be capable of employment in a full range of tasks including maritime force protection, interdiction and peace support operations.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Affordable Housing

Tim Farron: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the North West Region in 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 are (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 registered social landlord (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) right to acquire, (k) voluntary purchase grant, (l) do-it-yourself shared ownership, (m) temporary intermediate and (n) market rent housing; and how much will be spent on each category in each year. [19182]

Yvette Cooper: The tables show the latest estimated completions and expenditure in the North West region for 2005–06 through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme, for categories from (a) to (n) . Funding and completions are not
 
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directly comparable, as funding will relate to projects running, not necessarily units completed, in any one year.
Estimated completions in North West Region for 2005–06

	Units
(a) Mixed Funded Social Rent	1,540
(b) Temporary Social Rent	0
(c) Homebuy Market Purchase	102
(d) Homebuy New Build	5
(e) Mixed Funded for Sale	558
(f) Miscellaneous works to RSL stock	542
(g) Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	114
(h) Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	130
(i) Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale	19
(j) Right to Acquire	85
(k) Voluntary Purchase Grant	15
(l) Do-it-yourself-shared ownership	0
(m) Temporary intermediate	0
(n) Market rent housing	0

Estimated expenditure in North West Region for 2005–06

	£ million
(a) Mixed Funded Social Rent	97.445
(b) Temporary Social Rent	0.000
(c) Homebuy Market Purchase	2.918
(d) Homebuy New Build	0.530
(e) Mixed Funded for Sale	21.799
(f) Miscellaneous works to RSL stock	3.704
(g) Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	2.369
(h) Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	2.773
(i) Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale	0.412
(j) Right to Acquire	0.790
(k) Voluntary Purchase Grant	0.146
(l) Do-it-yourself-shared ownership	0.000
(m) Temporary intermediate	0.000
(n) Market rent housing	0.000

Note:
Categories (f), (g), (h) and (i) are not counted as completions and figures are provided only for illustrative purposes.
Source:
Housing Corporation Information Management System as at 12 October 2005.

For 2006–07 and 2007–08 Regional Housing Boards have made recommendations to Ministers for the allocation of Regional Housing Pots funds. The North West Regional Housing Board has recommended that from their allocation of £500 million for the two years a total of £224 million should be allocated to the provision of affordable housing. However, the exact distribution of funding between programmes for 2006–08 will not be known until the completion of the Housing Corporation's bidding process.

In August 2005 the Housing Corporation launched the bidding round for the 2006–08 Affordable Housing Programme (AHP). This invited both registered social landlords and non-registered bodies to apply for funds to develop affordable housing based on priorities set by the Regional Housing Boards. The outcome of this bidding round will not be known until early in 2006.

Mr. Kidney: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the West Midlands Region in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07 and (c) 2007–08 are (i) mixed funded social rented housing, (ii) temporary social rented
 
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housing, (iii) homebuy general market purchase, (iv) homebuy general new build, (v) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (vi) miscellaneous works to registered social landlord (RSL) stock, (vii) reimprovements to rented RSL stock, (viii) works only rehabilitation of rented RSL stock, (ix) works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for sale, (x) right to acquire, (xi) voluntary purchase grant, (xii) do-it-yourself shared ownership and (xiii) temporary intermediate and market rent housing; and how much will be spent on each category in each year. [19649]

Yvette Cooper: The following tables show the latest estimated completions and expenditure in the West Midlands region for 2005–06 through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme, for categories from (i) to (xiii). Funding and completions are not directly comparable, as funding will relate to projects running, not necessarily units completed, in any one year.
Estimated completions in West Midlands Region in 2005–06

		Units
i	Mixed Funded Social Rent	1,709
ii	Temporary Social Rent	0
iii	Homebuy Market Purchase	387
iv	Homebuy New Build	0
v	Mixed Funded for Sale	738
vi	Misc. works to RSL stock	59
vii	Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	7
viii	Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	11
ix	Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for Sale	0
x	Right to Acquire	34
xi	Voluntary Purchase Grant	0
xii	Do-it-yourself-shared Ownership	0
xiii	Temporary intermediate and Market rent housing	0

Estimated expenditure in West Midlands Region in 2005–06

		£ million
i	Mixed Funded Social Rent	54.514
ii	Temporary Social Rent	0.000
iii	Homebuy Market Purchase	12.006
iv	Homebuy New Build	0.000
v	Mixed Funded for Sale	9.719
vi	Misc. works to RSL stock	0.132
vii	Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	0.076
viii	Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	0.158
ix	Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for Sale	0.000
x	Right to Acquire	0.334
xi	Voluntary Purchase Grant	0.000
xii	Do-it-yourself-shared Ownership	0.000
xiii	Temporary intermediate and Market rent housing	0.000

Source:
Housing Corporation Information Management System as at 12 October 2005. Categories vi, vii, viii and ix are not usually counted as completions, and figures are provided for illustrative purposes.

For 2006–07 and 2007–08 Regional Housing Boards have made recommendations to Ministers for the allocation of Regional Housing Pots funds. The West Midlands Regional Housing Board has recommended
 
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that from their allocation of £379 million for the two years a total of £198 million should be allocated to the provision of affordable housing. However, the exact distribution of funding between programmes for 2006–08 will not be known until the completion of the Housing Corporation's bidding process.

In August 2005 the Housing Corporation launched the bidding round for the 2006–08 Affordable Housing Programme (AHP). This invited both registered social landlords and non-registered bodies to apply for funds to develop affordable housing based on priorities set by the Regional Housing Boards. The outcome of this bidding round will not be known until early in 2006.

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