Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many developers have submitted bids to the Homes and Communities Agency to participate in the HomeBuy Direct scheme; and if she will make a statement; [259429]
(2) how many individuals had applied for assistance under the HomeBuy Direct scheme at the latest date for which figures are available; [259521]
(3) when she expects the HomeBuy Direct scheme to be fully operational; and if she will make a statement; [259524]
(4) by what date she expects the first properties to be purchased via the HomeBuy Direct scheme. [259684]
Mr. Iain Wright:
Allowing for bids from different operating companies within recognised overall group structures, 133 organisations submitted bids to the Homes and Communities Agency to provide the HomeBuy Direct scheme on more than 23,000 properties. This strong response from developers has allowed us to expand the scheme to help up to 18,000 first time buyers (rather than up to 10,000 as was originally planned).
The scheme is now in the process of being rolled out. 3,000 HomeBuy Direct properties are available to purchasers now, and further properties will become available very soon.
The Homes and Communities Agency does not collect data on the number of applications from individuals for the scheme.
Housing: Construction
Robert Neill:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many private sector dwellings were (a) started and (b) completed in each quarter of each of the last 30 years. [259581]
Mr. Iain Wright:
The following table shows the number of private enterprise new house building starts and completions in England in each quarter since 1980.
Private enterprise new house building starts and completions in England, in each quarter since 1980
Private enterprise
Starts
Completions
1980
Q1
20,640
28,090
Q2
25,280
26,690
Q3
20,430
27,440
Q4
17,770
28,010
1981
Q1
23,020
25,430
Q2
28,250
22,360
Q3
28,590
24,760
Q4
21,990
26,340
1982
Q1
27,940
24,870
Q2
33,740
24,990
Q3
33,400
26,480
Q4
28,150
32,450
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1983
Q1
35,420
28,860
Q2
42,700
31,740
Q3
39,430
31,320
Q4
33,440
37,570
1984
Q1
33,010
34,380
Q2
39,460
31,770
Q3
36,020
34,600
Q4
29,800
38,230
1985
Q1
29,900
32,480
Q2
40,130
32,520
Q3
39,760
32,670
Q4
34,490
37,780
1986
Q1
32,430
32,410
Q2
45,750
34,990
Q3
44,350
36,460
Q4
36,360
45,030
1987
Q1
39,960
38,660
Q2
45,860
38,660
Q3
48,180
39,270
Q4
40,890
45,150
1988
Q1
45,880
44,380
Q2
54,780
41,770
Q3
50,240
44,730
Q4
45,070
45,140
1989
Q1
40,570
40,400
Q2
41,700
37,310
Q3
33,410
37,000
Q4
26,220
39,290
1990
Q1
29,470
34,840
Q2
30,440
31,540
Q3
28,310
33,010
Q4
24,510
36,660
1991
Q1
25,700
31,280
Q2
32,500
32,150
Q3
31,460
32,890
Q4
24,650
34,860
1992
Q1
26,940
32,150
Q2
28,910
28,550
Q3
24,510
29,850
Q4
19,230
28,980
1993
Q1
29,110
28,530
Q2
31,560
27,890
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Q3
30,130
28,550
Q4
25,660
31,670
1994
Q1
32,590
27,950
Q2
36,980
29,220
Q3
33,470
31,810
Q4
28,360
33,730
1995
Q1
29,220
30,990
Q2
33,040
31,880
Q3
27,280
30,690
Q4
20,870
31,910
1996
Q1
26,960
29,140
Q2
31,590
28,570
Q3
33,100
30,300
Q4
29,940
33,550
1997
Q1
35,320
28,750
Q2
35,360
33,090
Q3
34,340
31,660
Q4
31,060
34,730
1998
Q1
35,530
28,350
Q2
34,760
31,320
Q3
33,870
30,580
Q4
27,420
32,260
1999
Q1
33,600
27,040
Q2
34,620
29,980
Q3
32,780
32,450
Q4
29,460
33,720
2000
Q1
35,690
28,320
Q2
36,190
30,440
Q3
33,720
28,490
Q4
25,790
31,090
2001
Q1
32,900
26,630
Q2
36,590
28,020
Q3
36,160
29,210
Q4
30,670
30,980
2002
Q1
35,420
27,490
Q2
34,980
30,820
Q3
36,490
29,640
Q4
30,290
35,370
2003
Q1
37,930
28,630
Q2
38,970
32,370
Q3
37,350
30,920
Q4
33,270
39,130
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2004
Q1
39,180
27,670
Q2
43,820
35,730
Q3
42,350
36,120
Q4
36,800
37,810
2005
Q1
36,980
29,470
Q2
45,000
36,710
Q3
40,760
33,550
Q4
38,380
42,010
2006
Q1
43,300
32,670
Q2
42,740
38,350
Q3
36,000
32,340
Q4
37,340
36,550
2007
Q1
39,170
38,450
Q2
38,940
38,490
Q3
38,630
33,950
Q4
33,900
41,210
2008
Q1
28,410
29,940
Q2
28,100
31,790
Q3
17,390
25,840
Q4
12,280
28,140
Source:
New build starts and completions from P2 monthly and quarterly returns submitted by local authorities and the National House-Building Council to Communities and Local Government.
