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Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many long-term empty properties were recorded in each local authority in the South West in the most recent year for which figures are available. [106628]

Yvette Cooper: The following empty properties were reported by each local authority in the South West as at October 2005:


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Local authority Number of properties empty over six months

Bath and North East Somerset

509

Bournemouth UA

1,007

Bristol

2,287

Caradon

523

Carrick

457

Cheltenham

563

Christchurch

204

Cotswold

361

East Devon

410

East Dorset

220

Exeter

237

Forest of Dean

336

Gloucester

523

Isles of Scilly

n/a

Kennet

458

Kerrier

506

Mendip

461

Mid Devon

425

North Cornwall

336

North Devon

440

North Dorset

299

North Somerset UA

536

North Wiltshire

1,046

Penwith

250

Plymouth UA

1,099

Poole UA

578

Purbeck

78

Restormel

343

Salisbury

11

Sedgemoor

989

South Gloucestershire UA

452

South Hams

411

South Somerset

787

Stroud

442

Swindon UA

1,178

Taunton Deane

331

Teignbridge

543

Tewkesbury

229

Torbay UA

1,344

Torridge

233

West Devon

324

West Dorset

422

West Somerset

248

West Wiltshire

426

Weymouth and Portland

384

n/a = Not available
Source:
Council Tax Base 1(CTB1) returns

Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty dwelling management orders have been (a) applied for and (b) secured by local authorities since April 2006. [106629]

Yvette Cooper: Empty dwelling orders were introduced on 6 July. No full orders have been made. They are designed to be used as last resorts when other means have been tried. One application for approval of an interim empty dwelling management order has recently been made and is currently awaiting a decision of a residential property tribunal.

Local Government Finance

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much
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Tamworth borough council raised in council tax in each of the last five years. [106897]

Mr. Woolas: The council tax received by Tamworth borough council in each of the last five years is shown in the following table. The figures include both arrears received for previous years and prepayment of council tax for subsequent years.

£000

2001-02

16,267

2002-03

17,775

2003-04

20,356

2004-05

22,025

2005-06

23,129


The data are as reported on QRC4 forms submitted by all billing authorities to the Department for Communities and Local Government each year.

Municipal Waste

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will bring forward legislation to amend the Greater London Authority Act 1999 to ensure that the definition of municipal waste includes litter. [102381]

Yvette Cooper: We have no plans to amend the Greater London Authority Act 1999 to change the definition of municipal waste.

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund grant for each local authority in England was for each year between 2003-04 and 2006-07; what grant is planned for each authority in 2007-08; and what the percentage increase each year is in each case. [107338]

Mr. Woolas: Between 2003 to 2008, 91 local authority districts are eligible to receive Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) resources. Allocations for each year between 2003-04 to 2007-08 is provided in the following table, together with the percentage change between each year.


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Local authority NRF allocation 2003-04 (£ million) NRF allocation 2004-05 (£ million) % difference -/+ NRF allocation 2005-06 (£ million) % difference -/+ NRF allocation 2006-07 (£ million) % difference -/+ NRF allocation 2007-08 (£ million) % difference -/+

Allerdale

0.855

0.855

0.855

0.570

-33.33

0.285

-50.00

Ashfield

0.964

0.964

0.964

0.642

-33.33

0.321

-50.00

Barking and Dagenham

1.633

1.633

1.633

1.633

1.717

5.16

Barnet(1)

1.000

1.000

Barnsley

5.444

5.444

5.444

5.444

5.444

Barrow-in-Furness

1.838

1.838

1.838

1.838

1.838

Birmingham

22.043

22.043

22.043

32.266

46.38

37.624

16.60

Blackburn with Darwen

4.335

4.335

4.335

3.901

-10.00

3.602

-7.68

Blackpool

3.008

3.008

3.008

3.193

6.16

3.723

16.60

Bolsover

1.469

1.886

28.43

2.513

33.21

2.262

-10.00

2.010

-11.11

Bolton

5.426

5.426

5.426

5.426

5.658

4.29

Bradford

9.812

9.812

9.812

12.613

28.54

14.707

16.60

Brent

2.279

2.279

2.279

2.279

2.279

Brighton and Hove

1.369

1.369

1.369

1.801

31.60

2.101

16.60

Bristol

3.565

4.579

28.43

6.099

33.21

6.099

6.099

Burnley

1.273

1.273

1.273

1.822

43.07

2.124

16.60

Camden

4.219

5.418

28.43

7.217

33.21

6.496

-10.00

5.774

-11.11

Coventry

5.290

5.290

5.290

5.290

5.290

Croydon

0.581

0.581

0.581

1.000

72.04

1.000

Derby

3.250

3.250

3.250

3.689

13.50

4.302

16.60

Derwentside

1.482

1.904

28.43

2.536

33.21

2.282

-10.00

2.029

-11.11

Doncaster

8.790

8.790

8.790

8.699

-1.03

8.739

0.45

Dudley

1.521

1.521

1.521

1.577

3.72

1.839

16.60

Ealing

0.917

0.917

0.917

1.187

29.47

1.384

16.60

Easington

4.433

5.694

28.43

7.584

33.21

6.826

-10.00

6.068

-11.11

Enfield

1.860

1.860

1.860

1.674

-10.00

1.488

-11.11

Gateshead

4.643

4.643

4.643

4.643

5.151

10.94

Great Yarmouth

1.987

1.987

1.987

1.938

-2.50

1.946

0.45

Greenwich

3.881

4.985

28.43

6.640

33.21

5.976

-10.00

5.312

-11.11

Hackney

11.765

15.111

28.43

20.128

33.21

18.116

-10.00

16.103

-11.11

Halton

3.928

5.045

28.43

6.721

33.21

6.049

-10.00

5.377

-11.11

Hammersmith and Fulham

1.033

1.033

1.033

1.000

-3.22

1.000

Haringey

5.335

6.852

28.43

9.127

33.21

8.214

-10.00

7.863

-4.28

Hartlepool

3.138

4.030

28.43

5.368

33.21

4.831

-10.00

4.375

9.43

Hastings

1.375

1.375

1.375

1.574

14.47

1.836

16.60

Hyndburn

1.294

1.294

1.294

0.862

-33.33

0.431

-50.00

Islington

6.270

8.053

28.43

10.727

33.21

9.654

-10.00

8.581

-11.11

Kensington and Chelsea(2)

1.081

1.081

1.081

Kerrier

1.610

1.610

1.610

1.074

-33.33

0.537

-50.00

Kingston upon Hull

7.507

9.642

28.43

12.844

33.21

12.844

12.844

Kirklees

2.992

2.992

2.992

4.183

39.82

4.878

16.60

Knowsley

7.391

9.492

28.43

12.644

33.21

11.380

-10.00

10.116

-11.11

Lambeth

2.422

3.110

28.43

4.143

33.21

4.143

4.143

Leeds

8.396

8.396

8.396

12.811

52.60

14.939

16.60

Leicester

8.377

8.377

8.377

7.693

-8.17

7.728

0.45

Lewisham

2.453

2.453

2.453

2.207

-10.00

1.962

-11.11

Lincoln

0.400

0.400

0.400

0.267

-33.33

0.133

-50.00

Liverpool

20.133

25.857

28.43

34.443

33.21

30.999

-10.00

31.069

0.23

Luton(2)

1.510

1.510

1.510

Manchester

20.595

26.451

28.43

35.234

33.21

31.711

-10.00

29.881

-5.77

Mansfield

2.299

2.299

2.299

2.188

-4.83

2.198

0.45

Middlesbrough

5.249

6.742

28.43

8.981

33.21

8.360

-6.91

8.398

0.45

Newcastle upon Tyne

6.843

6.843

6.843

7.129

4.18

8.312

16.60

Newham

13.332

17.123

28.43

22.808

33.21

20.528

-10.00

18.247

-11.11

North East Lincolnshire(1)

4.559

4.579

0.45

North Tyneside

3.074

3.074

3.074

2.766

-10.00

2.459

-11.11

Norwich(1)

1.959

1.968

0.45

Nottingham

9.246

11.875

28.43

15.818

33.21

14.236

-10.00

14.177

-0.41

Oldham

4.674

4.674

4.674

4.674

5.323

13.88

Pendle

1.961

1.961

1.961

1.307

-33.33

0.654

-50.00

Penwith

0.829

0.829

0.829

1.000

20.61

1.000

Plymouth

2.114

2.114

2.114

2.423

14.62

2.826

16.60

Portsmouth(2)

0.957

0.957

0.957

Preston

2.520

2.520

2.520

2.520

2.520

Redcar and Cleveland

3.472

3.472

3.472

3.397

-2.17

3.412

0.45

Rochdale

4.878

4.878

4.878

4.878

5.509

12.93

Rotherham

3.669

3.669

3.669

3.496

-4.71

3.512

0.45

Salford

5.441

6.988

28.43

9.308

33.21

9.308

9.308

Sandwell

8.051

10.340

28.43

13.773

33.21

12.396

-10.00

11.018

-11.11

Sedgefield

1.139

1.139

1.139

1.025

-10.00

1.000

-2.44

Sefton

5.631

5.631

5.63

5.631

5.631

Sheffield

9.581

9.581

9.581

9.899

3.33

11.543

16.60

South Tyneside

5.382

6.912

28.43

9.208

33.21

8.287

-10.00

7.366

-11.11

Southampton(2)

0.862

0.862

0.862

Southwark

7.912

10.162

28.43

13.537

33.21

12.183

-10.00

10.829

-11.11

St. Helens

3.873

3.873

3.873

3.873

4.359

12.55

Stockton-on-Tees

3.852

3.852

3.852

3.684

-4.36

3.701

0.45

Stoke-on-Trent

4.034

4.034

4.034

6.150

52.46

7.171

16.60

Sunderland

7.164

7.164

7.164

7.164

7.655

6.86

Tameside

1.340

1.340

1.340

2.324

73.38

2.709

16.60

Tower Hamlets

10.624

13.644

28.43

18.175

33.21

16.358

-10.00

14.540

-11.11

Wakefield

4.439

4.439

4.439

4.439

4.449

0.23

Walsall

7.122

7.122

7.122

6.410

-10.00

5.698

-11.11

Waltham Forest

2.553

2.553

2.553

2.298

-10.00

2.043

-11.11

Wandsworth(2)

0.400

0.400

0.400

Wansbeck

1.379

1.772

28.43

2.360

33.21

2.124

-10.00

1.888

-11.11

Wear Valley

1.706

2.191

28.43

2.919

33.21

2.627

-10.00

2.335

-11.11

Westminster

1.497

1.497

1.497

3.055

104.06

3.563

16.60

Wigan

2.725

2.725

2.725

4.096

50.28

4.776

16.60

Wirral

5.075

5.075

5.075

6.642

30.86

7.744

16.60

Wolverhampton

5.928

5.928

5.928

5.928

5.928

(1 )New NRF area from April 2006.
(2) Not eligible to receive NRF after March 2006.

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