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Open Market homebuy
£
Average household income: 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07

North East

n/a

14,120

n/a

North West

n/a

17,620

n/a

Yorkshire and Humberside

20,290

19,360

16,570

East Midlands

20,660

22,220

17,380

West Midlands

21,280

20,060

18,900

Eastern

22,860

25,340

21,280

London

30,390

25,010

n/a

South East

23,550

27,480

24,490

South West

22,470

22,480

22,050


Social h ome b uy
£
Average household income: 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07

North East

n/a

18,650

17,370

North West

10,720

n/a

16,950

Yorkshire and the Humber

n/a

n/a

n/a

East Midlands

n/a

n/a

n/a

West Midlands

n/a

n/a

n/a

East of England

n/a

30,400

30,520

London

26,150

19,300

n/a

South East

n/a

20,230

n/a

South West

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a = Not available due to no sales or small sample size which provides unreliable estimates.
Source:
CORE (Continuous Recording) returns from registered social landlords to the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).

HomeBuy Direct commenced in 2008-09, but no sales were made in that financial year. Data on Open market homebuy and Social homebuy are not held centrally prior to 2005-06.

Figures for the sales under the First Time Buyers Initiative are not recorded separately on the CORE return but will be subsumed within other shared ownership categories.

The household income figures are calculated from the "monthly take home pay" figures, which are based on net earnings from any paid work. These figures do not include income from benefits such as income support, child benefit, child tax credit, or any payments received from the Child Support Agency (CSA).

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by his Department on the (a) HomeBuy Direct, (b) New Build homebuy, (c) Open Market homebuy, (d) First Time Buyers' Initiative and (e) Social homebuy in each region in each year since 2005. [315659]

John Healey: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right. hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Margaret Beckett) on 21 May 2009, Official Report, column 1540W.


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The following table shows final figures for each product by region for 2008-09:


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2008-09
£ million
Product Open market homebuy New b uild homebuy First time buyers initiative Social homebuy Rent to homebuy

North East

0.63

2.61

1.29

0.06

0.65

North West

5.69

7.48

5.57

0.20

7.74

Yorkshire and Humberside

7.20

3.39

1.94

0.01

4.44

East Midlands

5.94

1.09

1.15

0.00

9.44

West Midlands

9.93

17.33

2.90

0.09

4.71

Eastern

32.05

15.43

5.02

0.03

9.32

London

69.13

93.91

6.31

0.46

42.04

South East

57.40

35.67

7.00

0.12

4.91

South West

19.27

11.43

3.39

0.00

4.58

Total

207.24

188.34

34.56

0.97

87.83

Source:
Homes and Communities Agency

Information on expenditure on these products for 2009-10 will be available after the end of the financial year.

Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the provision of affordable housing. [316654]

John Healey: Building Britain's Future, launched on 29 June 2009, set out that meeting local housing needs is at the heart of our vision for the future of Britain. We are making available £1.5 billion additional investment in new affordable housing in the Housing Pledge, committing to a fairer deal in housing allocation, and giving local authorities a central role in delivery.

We are focused on early delivery to meet urgent housing need, support recovery, and restart construction. The new funding will deliver 20,000 new affordable homes over two years of which over 13,000 will be for social rent.

In total, this additional money in the Housing Pledge means we are investing some £7.5 billion over the two years 2009-11 to provide 112,000 affordable homes over these two years.

Audit Commission

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in what locations the Audit Commission held away days for its staff in the last 36-months outside its premises; and at what cost in each case. [315516]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I have asked the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.

Letter from Steve Bundred, dated 9 February 2010:

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which body (a) inspects, (b) audits and (c) oversees complaints in relation to the Audit Commission. [315517]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The Audit Commission is not inspected, although it does have to lay the annual report of its activities before Parliament. The Audit Commission is audited by the National Audit Office. The Audit Commission operates a three stage complaints system, with the first two stages being internal within the organisation and the third stage being provided by the Independent Complaints Reviewer.

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what external public affairs companies the Audit Commission has hired since 1997; for what purposes; and at what cost in each case. [315548]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission and I have asked the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.

Letter from Steve Bundred, dated 9 February 2010:


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Table-Cost of hiring external public affairs companies
£
Financial year
Supplier 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Supplier totals

Lexington Communications

-

61,260

35,000

-

-

-

-

96,260

Consolidated Communications

2,500

-

23,100

36,300

56,319

21,277

-

139,496

Connect Public Affairs

-

-

-

-

-

27,595

33,395

60,954


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