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Director of Parliamentary Communications

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission with how many hon. Members the Director of Parliamentary Communications (a) has held meetings and (b) has not held a meeting following a request for such a meeting. [24306]

Nick Harvey: Records of such requests are not held, but the Director and his administrative team do not recall any occasions when a Member has requested a meeting and one has not been arranged.
 
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Affordable Housing

Meg Hillier: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme and Challenge Fund in the London Region in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07 and (c) 2007–08 are (i) mixed funded social rented housing, (ii) temporary social rented housing, (iii) homebuy general market purchase, (iv) homebuy general new build, (v) mixed funded low cost home ownership for sale, (vi) miscellaneous works to 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) intermediate rent for key workers, (xi) homebuy market purchase for key workers, (xii) homebuy new build for key workers, (xiii) mixed funded sale for key workers, (xiv) right to acquire, (xv) voluntary purchase grant, (xvi) starter home initiative, (xvii) do-it-yourself shared ownership, (xviii) temporary intermediate and (xix) market rented housing; and how much will be spent on each category in each year. [20462]

Yvette Cooper: The following tables show the latest estimated completions and expenditure in the London region for 2005–06 through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme, for categories from (i) to (xix). 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 London region in 2005–06

		Units
i	Mixed Funded Social Rent	3,842
ii	Temporary Social Rent	396
iii	Homebuy Market Purchase	459
iv	Homebuy New Build	33
v	Mixed Funded for Sale	1,288
vi	Miscellaneous works to RSL stock	2,166
vii	Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	86
viii	Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	124
ix	Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for Sale	0
x	Intermediate rent for key workers	250
xi	Homebuy market purchase for key workers	2,231
xii	Homebuy new build for key workers	0
xiii	Mixed funded sale for key workers	482
xiv	Right to Acquire	27
xv	Voluntary Purchase Grant	7
xvi	Starter Home Initiative	4
xvii	Do-it-yourself-shared Ownership	0
xviii	Temporary intermediate	0
xix	Market rent housing	0

Estimated expenditure in London region in 2005–06

		£ million
i	Mixed Funded Social Rent	318.663
ii	Temporary Social Rent	10.175
iii	Homebuy Market Purchase	23.098
iv	Homebuy New Build	0.802
v	Mixed Funded for Sale	52.475
vi	Miscellaneous works to RSL stock	6.042
vii	Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	3.011
viii	Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	2.458
ix	Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for Sale	0.000
x	Intermediate rent for key workers	11.832
xi	Homebuy market purchase for key workers	131.673
xii	Homebuy new build for key workers	0.000
xiii	Mixed funded sale for key workers	39.357
xiv	Right to Acquire	0.420
xv	Voluntary Purchase Grant	0.112
xvi	Starter Home Initiative	0.241
xvii	Do-it-yourself-shared Ownership	0.000
xviii	Temporary intermediate	0.000
xix	Market rent housing	0.000

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





 
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For 2006–07 and 2007–08 Regional Housing Boards have made recommendations to Ministers for the allocation of Regional Housing Pots funds. The London Regional Housing Board has recommended that from their allocation of £2,280 million for the two years a total of £l,684 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. Betts: 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 Yorkshire and Humber Region in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07, (c) 2007–08 are (i) mixed funded social rented housing, (ii) temporary social rented 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 stock (RSL), (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. [20659]

Yvette Cooper: The following tables show the latest estimated completions and expenditure in the Yorkshire and Humber 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 Yorkshire and Humber region in 2005–06

		Units
i	Mixed Funded Social Rent	963
ii	Temporary Social Rent	53
iii	Homebuy Market Purchase	58
iv	Homebuy New Build	0
v	Mixed Funded for Sale	169
vi	Miscellaneous works to RSL stock	172
vii	Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	102
viii	Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	3
ix	Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for Sale	0
x	Right to Acquire	42
xi	Voluntary Purchase Grant	47
xii	Do-it-yourself-shared Ownership	0
xiii	Temporary intermediate & Market rent housing	0

 
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Estimated expenditure in Yorkshire and Humber region in 2005–06

		£ million
i	Mixed Funded Social Rent	48.710
ii	Temporary Social Rent	1.333
iii	Homebuy Market Purchase	1.651
iv	Homebuy New Build	0.000
v	Mixed Funded for Sale	3.567
vi	Miscellaneous works to RSL stock	0.267
vii	Reimprovements to RSL rented stock	3.209
viii	Works only rehabilitation of RSL rented stock	0.397
ix	Works only rehabilitation of RSL stock for Sale	0.000
x	Right to Acquire	0.382
xi	Voluntary Purchase Grant	0.455
xii	Do-it-yourself-shared Ownership	0.000
xiii	Temporary intermediate & Market rent housing	0.000

Note:
Categories vi,vii,viii and ix are not usually counted as completions, and figures are provided 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 Yorkshire and Humber Regional Housing Board has recommended that from their allocation of £301 million for the two years a total of £138 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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