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2 Jun 2009 : Column 474W—continued
Figures for RSLs include general needs, supported housing and housing for older people accommodation. Figures from 1998 to 2001 are based on counts of self-contained units only. From 2002 onwards the figures in this table are not comparable to estimates for years previous to 2002 in the table because the stock figures from 2002 onwards include social rent bed spaces as well as social rent self-contained units; estimates for years previous to 2002 are based on self-contained units only.
Social Rented Housing: Rents
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average weekly rent paid by a household living in a (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord dwelling was in each of the last three years. [275571]
Mr. Iain Wright: Information is collected on what local authorities and registered social landlords charge, rather than what was paid by a household.
Information on the average weekly rent charged by local authorities is shown in the following table:
| Average weekly rent charged by local authorities | |
| England (£) | |
| Notes: 1. Rents data are based on the financial year. Stock figures used to estimate the average are taken at 1 April of the following financial year. Average rent data for 2008-09 are provisional. 2. Average rents data are based on a standardised 52 week collection. Source: Housing Revenue Account (HRA) second subsidy claim form. | |
Information is collected on the average weekly rent charged by local authorities via the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) second subsidy claim form. This information is published on the Communities and Local Government website in Live Table 702:
Information on the average weekly rent charged by registered social landlords for the last three years it is available is shown in the following table:
| Average weekly rent charged by registered social landlords | |
| As at 31 March | England (£) |
| Source: Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR) based on general needs stock only. | |
Information is collected on the average weekly rent charged by registered social landlords via the annual Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR). This information is published on the Communities and Local Government website in Live Table 704:
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the percentage change in the level of social housing rents has been in each local authority in 2009. [277704]
Mr. Iain Wright: The data will not be available until after local authorities submit their second advance subsidy claim form. This form is not due to be submitted until 31 August.
Travelling People: Caravan Sites
Robert Neill:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar
of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1155W, on planning permission: caravan sites, (1) if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department’s ruling made in respect of each of the 24 Traveller appeals which she upheld; [276962]
(2) what the planning appeal reference number for each of the 318 Traveller appeals upheld by the Planning Inspectorate was. [276963]
Mr. Iain Wright: Copies of 16 decision letters, with the decisions made by the Secretary of State on 22 out of 23 planning appeals indicated on the table, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1155W, have been placed in the Library. Three of the letters supplied relate to linked cases involving the Secretary of State decisions.
One appeal decision made in April 2002 has not been recoverable in the time available. One appeal decision previously listed as having been decided by the Secretary of State has subsequently been discovered as having in fact been determined by the Planning Inspectorate.
A table has also been placed in the Library containing a list of the planning appeal reference numbers together with local planning authority, date of decision, site address (where known) and description of development for appeals upheld by the Planning Inspectorate as indicated on the table pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) of 3 February 2009, Official Report, column 1155W. As mentioned above an additional appeal, counted previously as being determined by the Secretary of State, has been added to the inspectorate’s list which now totals 319.
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