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Homelessness
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people have been accepted as homeless in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) south Tyneside, (c) the north-east and (d) England in each year since 1997. [291540]
Mr. Ian Austin:
Information about English local housing authorities' actions under the homelessness legislation (Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996) is collected at local authority level, and published by the Department in the
quarterly statistical release on statutory homelessness, available both in the Library and via the CLG website:
Data collected includes the number of households accepted by local housing authorities as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, and therefore owed a main homelessness duty (to secure that suitable accommodation is available). The regional and national figures for the number of applicants accepted as owed a main duty, for each financial year since 1998-99 can be found in table 3 of this statistical release, and an extract which includes the 1997-98 figures for England and the north-east is provided in the following table.
| Households accepted as owed a main homelessness duty, England and the North East, 1997-98 to 2008-09 | ||
| England | North East | |
For local authority level acceptance figures between 1997-98 and 2008-09, including those for South Tyneside, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink) on 23 June 2009, Official Report, column 843W.
We do not centrally hold figures below local authority level.
Housing and Planning Delivery Grant
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which month the second round of housing and planning delivery grant will be paid to local authorities; and what period of time will be used as the basis for assessing whether grant targets have been met. [290475]
John Healey: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on 1 September 2009, Official Report, column 1838W.
Housing Revenue Accounts
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he plans to announce the outcomes of his review of the housing revenue account. [291670]
Mr. Ian Austin: On 30 June 2009, Official Report, columns 7-10WS, my right hon. Friend the Minister for Housing announced his intention to replace the housing revenue account subsidy system with a devolved system of responsibility and funding for council housing. He published a consultation paper setting out his proposals on 21 July. The consultation closes on Tuesday 27 October.
Housing: Construction
Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the regulatory and environmental benefits of establishing a competent person scheme for roofing work. [289997]
Mr. Ian Austin: The Department has been discussing with interested parties the possibility of establishing a competent person scheme for roof work. Before any scheme could be authorised, the regulatory and environmental benefits in doing so would need to be fully assessed. Any applicant for a scheme for roof work would need to demonstrate competence to meet all the environmental requirements in the building regulations.
Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many affordable homes have been built in (a) North-West Cambridgeshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Peterborough, (d) Huntingdonshire and (e) England in each of the last five years; [291478]
(2) how many homes for social rent have been built in (a) North-West Cambridgeshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) Huntingdonshire, (d) Peterborough and (e) England in each of the last five years. [291479]
Mr. Ian Austin: Information on new homes built for social rent and affordable housing is not available by constituency.
The following table shows the number of new affordable homes (social rent, intermediate rent and low cost home ownership) built in Cambridge local authority, Huntingdon local authority, Peterborough unitary authority, Cambridgeshire county and England in each of the last five years.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| Note: Figures are estimates, and have been rounded to the nearest 10. | |||||
The following table shows the number of new social rented homes (excluding intermediate rent and low cost home ownership) built in Cambridge local authority, Huntingdon local authority, Peterborough unitary authority, Cambridgeshire county and England in each of the last five years.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| Note: Figures are estimates, and have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Homes and Communities Agency Investment Management System (IMS), and local authority returns to CLG. Figures have been rounded to nearest 10 units. | |||||
Not all social rented and affordable housing is provided by new build completions, as some supply can come from acquisitions. For example, in 2007-08, a total of 270 additional affordable homes were provided in Cambridge (new build and acquisitions), 90 in Huntingdon, 310 in Peterborough, 990 in Cambridgeshire, and 53,730 additional affordable homes were provided in England (new build and acquisitions).
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North-East and (d) England in each year since 1997; [291541]
(2) how many homes for social rent have been built in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North-East and (d) England in each year since 1997. [291542]
Mr. Ian Austin: Information on new homes built for social rent and affordable housing is not available by constituency.
The following table shows the number of new affordable homes (social rent, intermediate rent and low cost home ownership) built in South Tyneside local authority, the North-East Region, and England in each of the last five years.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| Note: Figures are estimates, and have been rounded to the nearest 10. | |||||
The following table shows the number of new social rented homes (excluding intermediate rent and low cost home ownership) built in South Tyneside local authority, the North-East Region, and England in each of the last five years.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| Note: Figures are estimates, and have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Homes and Communities Agency Investment Management System (IMS), and local authority returns to CLG. Figures have been rounded to nearest 10 units. | |||||
Not all social rented and affordable housing is provided by new build completions, as some supply can come from acquisitions. For example, in 2007-08, a total of 80 additional affordable homes were provided in South Tyneside (new build and acquisitions), 960 in the North- East Region, and 53,730 additional affordable homes were provided in England (new build and acquisitions).
Mr. Dhanda: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes were built in each of the six Gloucestershire districts in each year since 2003. [291560]
Mr. Ian Austin: The following table shows the number of new affordable homes (social rent, intermediate rent and low cost home ownership) built in each local authority in Gloucestershire in each of the last five years.
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| Note: Figures are estimates, and have been rounded to the nearest 10. | |||||
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