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Elderly: Herefordshire

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the population of Herefordshire that are aged 65 years and over, in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [170881]


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Angela Eagle: I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10 December 2007:

Table 1: Population aged 65 and over for Herefordshire
Mid-year 65+

1997

32,000

1998

32,000

1999

33,000

2000

33,000

2001

34,000

2002

34,000

2003

35,000

2004

35,000

2005

36,000

2006

36,000

Note:
Data are rounded to the nearest 1,000.
Source:
Office for National Statistics.

Emergency Services: Hampshire

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what average fire and rescue appliance response times were in Hampshire in each year since 1997. [172315]

Mr. Dhanda: The following table shows the average response times taken by the fire and rescue services in Hampshire between 1997 and 2005, the most recent calendar year for which data are available. The table shows the time from the initial call to attendance, and the time from mobilisation to attendance (i.e. the actual driving time).

Average response time to fires by brigade area and year of call, Hampshire, 1997 to 2005( 1,2,3)
Minutes
First call to attendance Mobilisation to attendance

1997

6.5

6.3

1998

6.7

6.2

1999

7.1

6.6

2000

6.9

6.3

2001

7.0

6.3

2002

7.0

5.8

2003

7.4

6.5

2004

7.4

6.2

2005

7.5

6.4

(1) Excluding late call and heat and smoke damage only incidents.
(2) Excluding incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003.
(3) A small number of incidents with response time greater than an hour have been excluded so that results are not skewed by likely reporting errors.

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Empowerment Champions

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what she expects the (a) purpose, (b) function and (c) annual cost of the proposed empowerment champions to be. [171642]

John Healey: Eighteen local authorities are members of the network of empowerment champions. Their purpose is to promote effective empowerment practices so that they are more widely adopted. The function of the network is to achieve this by identifying effective practices, publicising them, and increasing their adoption through a peer learning programme. It will also enable network members to contribute to national learning from their experience. The network’s activities will be supported by up to £500,000 a year.

Empty Property

Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty properties there have been in each local authority area in the East of England in each year since 1997. [169961]

Mr. Iain Wright: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given today to my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice). (PQ 166966).


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Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty domestic properties there were in each local authority area in England for the latest year for which figures are available. [166966]

Mr. Iain Wright: A table showing the number of vacant dwellings as reported by each local authority in England, at October 2006, has been placed in the Library of the House. The total vacancies and those vacant for longer than six months are presented. Figures are as reported by local authorities through the Council Tax Base (CTB1) form.

Empty Property: Greater London

Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the vacancy rate was of (a) homes, (b) social rented homes and (c) commercial properties in each London borough in each of the last 10 years. [169815]

Mr. Iain Wright: Vacancy rates for (a) all dwellings and (b) social rent dwellings for each London borough since 1997 are presented in the following table. Vacancy rates include long-term vacancies (those empty for more than six months) and short-term vacancies.


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Vacancy rates of social rent housing (local authority plus registered social landlords) for London boroughs, 1997 to 2006
Percentage
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

City of London

2

3

<1

1

1

<1

<1

1

1

1

Barking and Dagenham

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

Barnet

2

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

Bexley

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Brent

3

3

n/a

3

2

3

2

3

1

1

Bromley

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

Camden

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

Croydon

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Ealing

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

Enfield

2

1

2

2

3

4

3

2

2

1

Greenwich

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

Hackney

6

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

2

Hammersmith and Fulham

4

4

3

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

Haringey

3

3

3

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

Harrow

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

Havering

2

2

2

2

3

2

3

2

2

3

Hillingdon

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

Hounslow

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

1

1

Islington

4

3

3

3

2

1

2

1

1

1

Kensington and Chelsea

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

Kingston-upon-Thames

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

1

Lambeth

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

Lewisham

3

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

Merton

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Newham

8

6

5

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

Redbridge

3

2

2

5

3

2

2

2

1

1

Richmond-upon-Thames

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

Southwark

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

4

3

Sutton

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

2

Tower Hamlets

5

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

Waltham Forest

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

3

Wandsworth

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

Westminster

4

4

5

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

n/a = data not available
Source s:
Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix as reported by local authorities as at 1 April
Regulatory Statistical Return from the Housing Corporation as at 31 March
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