(1) The HCA also holds a further inherited 102 community related amenity sites which have no development value.
Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment the Homes and Communities Agency has made of the (a) costs and (b) benefits to it related to changes in taxation levels during 2009-10; and if he will make a statement. [300436]
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John Healey:
The Homes and Communities Agency HCA considers the potential impact of any relevant taxation change to assess its potential tax liability.
Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor paid in social housing grants in relation to (a) low cost home ownership, (b) social rent and (c) works to registered social landlords' housing stock in each of the last three years. [300437]
John Healey:
The following table shows the amount of social housing grant paid by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Housing Corporation between 2006-07 and 2008-09 (three years) on Low Cost Home Ownership (LCHO), Social Rent and works to registered social landlords' stock:
£ million
LCHO
Social Rent
Other( 1)
Total
2006-07
443
1,433
47
1,923
2007-08
427
1,552
50
2,029
2008-09
551
2,029
45
2,625
1 'Other' includes works to RSL stock.
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Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many projects the Homes and Communities Agency has supported through community infrastructure funding. [300593]
John Healey:
The Community Infrastructure Fund provides funding for transport infrastructure projects in the Thames Gateway, other growth areas and growth points. It is a dual-key fund with decisions taken jointly by Ministers in Communities and Local Government and the Department for Transport, with the Homes and Communities Agency responsible for the day to day management of the fund. The second round of the Community Infrastructure Fund has allocated £300 million to 54 projects.
13 projects were announced at the Thames Gateway Forum on 28 November 2007, subject to their meeting deliverability and value for money requirements. 29 projects were announced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Derby, South (Margaret Beckett) and the hon. Member for Gillingham (Paul Clark) on 27 March 2009, Official Report, column 30WS, and a further 12 by myself and my right hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Mr. Khan) on 4 August 2009. These schemes are listed below.
£ million
Project name
Growth area/growth point
Region
Allocation
28 November 2007
A127 Basildon
Thames Gateway
East
14.8
A127 Progress Road, Southend
Thames Gateway
East
4.7
A127/A13 Victoria Station and Plaza Junction, Southend
Thames Gateway
East
7.6
South West Canvey
Thames Gateway
East
12
Medway Bus Corridor
Thames Gateway
South East
13
A228 Ropers Lane to Grain
Thames Gateway
South East
10.5
Gillingham Railway
Thames Gateway
South East
1.5
Dartford Station
Thames Gateway
South East
Tbc
Northfleet Station
Thames Gateway
South East
Tbc
East London Transit Phase 1b
Thames Gateway
London
18.5
Rainham Bus/Rail Interchange
Thames Gateway
London
1.2
Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels
Thames Gateway
London
11.5
Canning Town
Thames Gateway
London
18
27 March 2009
Cambridge Gateway
Cambridgeshire
East
3
Postwick Hub, Norwich
Greater Norwich Development East 3artnership
21
Ipswich central area transport improvements
Haven Gateway
East
3.45
New A12 Junction, Colchester
Haven Gateway
East
11.2
King's Lynn South Transport Major
King's Lynn
East
5.3
First Avenue, Multi-modal Corridor, Phase II, Harlow
