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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of migration as a factor in the demand for new housing development in (a) England and Wales and (b) South East England; and what proportion of future household growth over the next 20 years he anticipates will be attributed to migration. [63819]
Yvette Cooper: I have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 823W to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) that provides an estimate in relation to England. Estimates are not available for South East England.
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what allocations have been made to registered social landlords who provide housing specifically for black and minority ethnic people in Luton in each of the last five years. [72500]
Yvette Cooper: The following table shows the allocations made in Luton to black, minority and ethnic (BME) registered social landlords (RSLs) through the Housing Corporation’s Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) and Local Authority Social Housing Grant (LASHG) in each year from 2001-02 to 2005-06.
| £ | ||||
| ADP | LASHG | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
| Notes Direct—indicates where an allocation has been made directly to a BME RSL Indirect—indicates that the allocation has been made to another RSL to develop the scheme but once completed the ownership of the property has passed to a BME RSL. Source: Housing Corporation |
Mr. Rogerson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what estimate she has made of the likely number of people living in social rented accommodation by 2020 and the likely demand for social rented housing in each year between 2006 and 2016; [72508]
(2) what estimate she has made of the likely demand for social rented housing in each year between 2006 and 2016. [72509]
Yvette Cooper: The number of people living in social rented accommodation by 2020 will depend on a number of factors such as net additions to the stock, take-up of intermediate housing products, and the levels of occupation and vacancies.
The likely demand for social rented housing will also depend on a number of variables such as the size, quality, location and rent of properties made available.
The Government are considering research on the future need for social housing and shared equity housing as part of the comprehensive review.
Leased Land
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) land and (b) property her Department and its predecessors (i) leases and (ii) leased in (A) 1979, (B) 1983, (C) 1987, (D) 1992 and (E) 1997 in (1) the Southend West constituency, (2) Essex, (3) Hertfordshire and (4) the Metropolitan police area of London. [72125]
Angela E. Smith: The Department for Communities and Local Government was established on 5 May 2006.
(i) The Department currently leases the following land and property:
| Location | Land | Property |
(ii) Of the dates requested in the question, information is only readily available for 1997, and this relates to land and property leased by the former Department of the Environment, a predecessor Department. The information on land and property held for the functions of the former Department of the Environment that have passed on to the Department for Communities and Local Government is as follows:
| Location | Land | Property |
Property records related to the other dates are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
This answer does not include buildings occupied by Government offices, which carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Kidney: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) ring-fenced and (b) other funding he provides to local authorities to enable them to carry out work on bringing empty homes back into use. [66274]
Yvette Cooper: I have been asked to reply.
Local housing authorities receive Housing Revenue Account subsidy which is ring- fenced for expenditure on their own housing stock and general funding (which constitutes revenue support grant, redistributed business rates and police grant) which is not ring-fenced.
We do not hold centrally information on the proportion of Housing Revenue Grant or general funding spent by individual local authorities on
bringing empty homes back into use. It is a matter for local authorities to set their budgets in accordance with local priorities which may include bringing empty homes back into use.
Ministerial Visits (Accommodation)
David Simpson: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what the total cost was of his overnight accommodation on foreign visits in each of the last three years; [69049]
(2) what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for Ministers of State in his Department on foreign visits in each of the last three years. [69050]
Angela E. Smith: I have been asked to reply.
Since 1999 the Government have published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing £500 or more during each financial year and total costs of all ministerial overseas travel, this information includes accommodation costs.
Copies are available in the Library of the House.
New Schools
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications for new schools to be built on former landfill sites have been submitted to local authorities in England since 2000; and how many of these have been successful. [73135]
Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Outdoor Advertising
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to her answer of 2 May 2006, Official Report, column 1517W, on outdoor advertising, what the terms of reference will be of the consultation on new draft regulations on control of outdoor advertisements; and if she will make a statement. [71721]
Yvette Cooper: The aim of the consultation is to invite the views of local planning authorities and the advertising industry on the new draft Control of Advertisements Regulations and draft circular.
The new regulations will update and improve the current arrangements for controlling outdoor advertisements and make the legislation more responsive to the rapidly changing forms of advertising. The draft circular will clarify the legislation and provide guidance to help ensure that the system operates effectively.
Planning
John Penrose: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2006, Official Report, column 1218W, on planning, if she will (a) include drug addiction treatment centres in the proposed new planning class C2A and (b) create a new class separate from existing C2 consent. [72551]
Yvette Cooper: The use class C2A includes secure residential institutions. Whether a particular use falls within the C2A use class will be a matter for the local authority to determine in the first instance, on a case-by-case basis.
We have no plans for any further changes to the Use Classes Order.
Mr. Ian Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of appeals to the planning inspectorate have been upheld for developments in (a) England and (b) Surrey in each year since 2000. [72071]
Yvette Cooper: The table below shows how many and what proportion of planning appeals have been upheld nationally and in Surrey for the last five calendar years.
| Upheld national | Upheld Surrey | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she will publish the results of the Government’s consultation on draft Planning Policy Statement 3. [71876]
Yvette Cooper: We will publish Planning Policy Statement 3: “Housing” in its final form, and a summary of the responses received following the consultation exercise on the draft policy which closed on 27 February, later in the year.
Private Member’s Bills
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will list those private Member’s Bills in respect of which her Department or its predecessors adopted a policy of neutrality in each session since 2001-02; and if she will make a statement. [72124]
Angela E. Smith: The Department for Communities and Local Government was formed on 5 May 2006.
Our position in response to private Member’s Bills is normally set out by Ministers during the Second Reading debate.
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