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For 2006 RSL stock are comprised of general needs self-contained units and supported/older people self-contained units and bed spaces as self-contained units are not shown separately at local authority level.

Information on the number of bedrooms is not available centrally.

Homes for social rent only makes up part of the affordable supply; the remainder is provided through low cost home ownership or other sub-market rental products. Between 1 April 1996 and 31 March 2006, 108,815 affordable homes were provided through these schemes in London.

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people were registered on local authority housing waiting lists in each (a) English region and (b) London local authority in (i) 1986, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 2006. [137770]

Yvette Cooper: Information is available on numbers of households rather than people. The number of households on the waiting list for social housing in each English region and London local authority in 1986, 1996 and 2006 is given in the table:

Number of households on waiting list for social housing, as at 1 April in 1986, 1996 and 2006 by region, as reported by local authorities
1986 1996 2006

North East

105,822

82,223

95,359

North West

219,890

144,554

214,210

Yorkshire and the Humber

172,609

164,714

247,499

East Midlands

130,347

113,190

133,823

West Midlands

130,267

96,661

126,629

East of England

111,336

90,188

135,444

London

272,271

178,656

331,230

South East

124,247

107,107

195,700

South West

84,543

84,886

151,220

England

1,351,332

1,062,179

1,631,114

Note:
As reported by local authorities
Source:
Communities and Local Government Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix return (HSSA). Historic data from Housing Investment Programme (1986 and 1996)


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Number of households on waiting list for social housing by London local authority, in1986, 1996 and 2006, as reported by local authorities
1986 1996 2006

Barking and Dagenham

3,880

1,679

7,689

Barnet

5,753

2,975

16,470

Bexley

3,751

3,863

5,955

Brent

18,496

9,503

16,398

Bromley

4,376

2,983

4,282

Camden

16,922

6,873

9,562

City of London

553

822

1,427

Croydon

5,226

5,496

9,271

Ealing

9,114

9,669

15,936

Enfield

7,825

3,557

7,055

Greenwich

15,015

6,445

10,239

Hackney

15,850

10,294

8,815

Hammersmith and Fulham

9,235

6,187

7,795

Haringey

12,147

3,793

24,939

Harrow

2,001

1,772

5,533

Havering

3,140

2,332

3,876

Hillingdon

3,722

3,387

7,136

Hounslow

8,637

6,232

11,666

Islington

9,500

8,485

8,489

Kensington and Chelsea

9,987

4,725

10,798

Kingston upon Thames

1,912

1,901

5,726

Lambeth

16,652

13,081

13,611

Lewisham

22,585

11,766

17,535

Merton

3,849

3,737

3,278

Newham

5,386

8,975

29,574

Redbridge

2,791

1,903

10,807

Richmond upon Thames

4,038

3,071

5,726

Southwark

14,583

6,662

8,057

Sutton

1,634

1,921

3,408

Tower Hamlets

10,000

6,718

12,926

Waltham Forest

7,578

8,555

11,059

Wandsworth

6,981

5,620

8,952

Westminster

9,152

3,674

7,240

Note:
As reported by local authorities
Source:
Communities and Local Government Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix return (HSSA). Historic data from Housing Investment Programme (1986 and 1996)

Local authorities in England currently report the numbers of households on their housing waiting list as at 1 April in their annual Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix returns.

Not everyone on the waiting list is necessarily in urgent housing need. The waiting list includes those who consider social housing as their preferred or one of a number of housing options, and those who decide to get onto the waiting list ladder before they need or want to move house—particularly where the priority system is heavily based on waiting time.

International Development

Aid

6. Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what mechanisms he uses to measure the effectiveness and impacts of aid; and if he will make a statement. [142241]

Hilary Benn: The Government are committed to ensuring that UK aid is used effectively to make a difference to the lives of the world's poorest people. Our international development assistance is scrutinised by Parliament and by the National Audit Office. DFID has its own evaluation, audit and reporting under the International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Act, and I am establishing a new Independent Advisory Committee for Development Impact.

International mechanisms include monitoring aid effectiveness under the Paris Declaration, and by the OECD Development Assistance Committee, which found DFID to be a model of development cooperation.


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Middle East

7. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's priorities are in Palestine. [142244]

Hilary Benn: We are providing support to the Palestinians through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

DFID has given £15 million through the TIM, which has supported Palestinian health services, allowances for government workers and the provision of water, sanitation and electricity services.

DFID also gave £15.6 million to UNRWA in April. This is helping it provide essential services such as health, education and housing to 4.1 million Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.

Vulture Funds

8. Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the Government are taking to tackle the operation of vulture funds. [142245]

10. Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his Department has had with HM Treasury on vulture funds; and if he will make a statement. [142247]

Mr. Thomas: DFID regularly works closely with HM Treasury on vulture funds.

The UK deplores the actions of so-called vulture funds and will work to limit their impact by:


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