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Equivalent capital expenditure figures for registered social landlords are not collected. Table 2 shows Government investment in social housing through the Housing Corporation’s grant funding. This excludes funds that have been invested by registered social landlords either through their own resources or through private sector borrowing.
| Table 2: Housing corporation affordable housing programme expenditure on social rent | |||||||||
| £ million | |||||||||
| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
| Source: Housing Corporation—Investment Management System | |||||||||
Social Rented Housing: Overcrowding
Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the extent of over-crowding in the registered social landlord sector in (a) England and (b) London; and if she will make a statement. [216480]
Mr. Iain Wright: The Survey of English Housing indicates that over the three years to 2006-07, the number of overcrowded households living in social rented accommodation was estimated to be 228,000 in England and 97,000 in London.
Estimates of the numbers of overcrowded households in the local authority sector and the registered social landlord sector are not published separately.
Travelling People: Planning Permission
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what planning guidance her Department and its predecessor has produced on Traveller camps. [216013]
Mr. Iain Wright: The overarching planning guidance on Gypsy and Traveller sites is contained within ODPM Circular 01/2006 “Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Sites” published on 2 February 2006. Separate guidance on sites for Travelling Showpeople is contained within Communities and Local Government Circular 04/2007 “Planning for Travelling Showpeople”, published on 21 August 2007.
In addition, the following publications have been produced as part of the overall planning framework for Gypsy and Traveller sites:
“Designing Gypsy and Traveller Sites"” Good Practice Guide: May 2008;
“Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessments”: October 2007;
“Local Authorities and Gypsies and Travellers: a guide to responsibilities and powers”: May 2007;
“Guide to Effective Use of Enforcement Powers, Part 2: Unauthorised Development of Caravan Sites”: October 2007; and
“Guide to effective use of enforcement powers, Part 1: unauthorised encampments”: February 2006 (in conjunction with the Home Office).
All of these publications are available on the Communities and Local Government website at:
www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingmanagementcare/ gypsiesandtravellers
Northern Ireland
Departmental Buildings
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on which buildings occupied by his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies the lease will be due for renewal in the next four years. [214720]
Mr. Woodward: Details of the buildings leases which are due to expire in the next four years are set out as follows. Decisions on renewal will be made on a case by case basis.
12th Floor Windsor House, Belfast
22nd Floor Windsor House, Belfast
33 St. James Square, London
Calgach Centre, Londonderry
Interpoint, York Street, Belfast
Buckingham Gate, London
St. Anne's House, Belfast
1st and 2nd Floors, 6-10 William Street, Belfast
Unit 2 Portland Avenue, Glengormley
52 Bridge Street, Banbridge
21 Kelvin Avenue, Omagh
68 Broadway, Ballymena
Castlewellan Road, Banbridge
Brownlow, Craigavon
English Street, Downpatrick
Shore Road, Enniskillen
Broad Street, Magherafelt
The Mall, Newry
Library Court, Belfast
471 Falls Road, Belfast
39 Howard Street, Belfast
Catherine Street, Limavady
40-44 Great Patrick Street, Belfast
106 Bridge Street, Ballymena
12 Lodge Road, Coleraine
9 Kirk Avenue Magherafelt
1d Monaghan Street, Newry
31-33 High Street, Portadown
21b Catherine Street, Limavady
Unit 2, 21-23 Carnmoney Road, Glengormley,
Unit 5, Antrim Technology Park, Belfast Road,
2 Church Street, Downpatrick
30 Northlands Row, Dungannon
Unit 4, Wallace Studios, 27 Wallace Avenue, Lisburn
Argyle Business Centre, 39 North Howard Street, Belfast
Sally Gardens Community Centre, Sally Garden Lane, Belle Steel Road, Poleglass.
Departmental ICT
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the value of his Department’s computer systems (a) was at the time of purchase and (b) is now. [214726]
Mr. Woodward: The Department’s Fixed Asset Register, excluding its agencies and Executive NDPBs, records details of computer systems under IT equipment, this includes computer hardware, software, licenses, servers and output devices.
The last audited records at 31 March 2008 show that the purchase cost of current IT equipment was £21,249,160 and the net book value of this equipment at that time was £8,814,268.
The Department’s resource accounts comply with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of his Department’s staff have access to the Department’s IT infrastructure at home. [216418]
Mr. Woodward: At present 18 staff have access to the Northern Ireland Office IT Infrastructure at home.
Departmental Manpower
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many permanent staff in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies are classed as (i) staff without posts and (ii) part of a people action team. [215575]
Mr. Woodward: In relation to the first part of this question the number of staff classed as without post within the Northern Ireland Office is very small and consequently we cannot provide further information in order to respect the privacy of the individuals concerned.
Where staff are classed as without post, the Department ensures that the individuals concerned receive active support to help them find a post quickly. Access to vacancy information within the Department, other Northern Ireland Departments and across Whitehall Departments is provided and while without posts the Department ensures that the staff are actively engaged in temporary tasks or project work.
In relation to the second part of the question no members of staff within the (a) Department or (b) its agencies have been identified as being part of a people action team.
Departmental Pay
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the average pay per hour worked by (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff in his Department in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by pay band. [212504]
Mr. Woodward: The estimate of the average pay per hour worked by (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff in the Northern Ireland Office for the 2007-08 financial year, for which figures are available, are shown in the following table.
| £ | ||
| Grade | Permanent hourly rate | Temporary hourly rate |
Temporary and permanent staff are paid from the same pay scales but fluctuations in average amounts paid may occur for a number of reasons. For example, if there are a large number of permanent staff with long service who are in the upper reaches of the pay band then the average amount paid to temporary staff, in the same grade, will be lower. Similarly if there are a large number of staff with short service in the lower reaches of the pay band and temporary staff have negotiated starting salaries based on increased skills and experience, the temporary staff average will be higher. There are no temporary D1 staff and we do not hold average pay for hours worked for senior civil service staff as they do not work contracted hours.
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by special advisers in his Department in each of the last 10 years. [215239]
Mr. Woodward: Reimbursable expenses claimed by special advisers in the Northern Ireland Office in the last 10 years are shown in the following table.
| £ | |
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