House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 4 Dec 2001 (pt 38)

Deprived Wards

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish, in rank order, the 100 most deprived wards in the Government office eastern region, indicating their (a) local authority and (b) parliamentary constituency. [20379]

Ms Keeble: The information has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

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Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list in rank order the 100 most deprived wards in the Government office north-west region, indicating the (a) local authority and (b) parliamentary constituency. [19561]

Ms Keeble: The following 100 wards in the Government office north-west region are sorted by Index of Multiple Deprivation (2000).

Number/ward Local authority Parliamentary constituency

1. Benchill Manchester Wythenshawe and Sale, East BC

2. Speke Liverpool Liverpool, Garston BC

3. Everton Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside BC

4. Vauxhall Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside BC

5. Princess Knowsley Knowsley, South CC

6. Granby Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside BC

7. Pirrie Liverpool Liverpool, West Derby BC

8. Breckfield Liverpool Liverpool, Walton BC

9. Longview Knowsley Knowsley, South CC

10. Cherryfield Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

11. Harpurhey Manchester Manchester, Blackley BC

12. Beswick and Clayton Manchester Manchester, Central BC

13. Kirby Central Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

14. Northwood Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

15. Bradford Manchester Manchester, Central BC

16. Bidston Wirral Birkenhead BC

17. Melrose Liverpool Liverpool, Walton BC

18. Clubmoor Liverpool Liverpool, West Derby BC

19. Smithdown Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside BC

20. Ardwick Manchester Manchester, Central BC

21. Dovecot Liverpool Liverpool, West Derby BC

22. Cantril Farm Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

23. Whitefield Pendle Pendle BC

24. Central Manchester Manchester, Central BC

25. Netherley Liverpool Liverpool, Garston BC

26. Newton Heath Manchester Manchester, Central BC

27. Kensington Liverpool Liverpool, Wavertree BC

28. Central Bolton Bolton, North-East BC

29. Central and Falinge Rochdale Rochdale CC

30. Birkenhead Wirral Birkenhead BC

31. Linacre Sefton Bootle BC

32. Tranmere Wirral Birkenhead

33. Tower Hill Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

34. Audley Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn CC

35. Danehouse Burnley Burnley BC

36. Gorton South Manchester Manchester, Gorton BC

37. Woodhouse Park Manchester Wythenshawe and Sale, East BC

38. Middleton West Rochdale Heywood and Middleton CC

39. Moss Side Manchester Manchester, Central BC

40. Coldhurst Oldham Oldham, West and Royton BC

41. Werneth Oldham Oldham, West and Royton BC

42. Shadsworth Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn BC

43. Alexandra Oldham Oldham, West and Royton BC

44. Mirehouse West Copeland Copeland CC

45. St. Mary's Liverpool Liverpool, Garston BC

46. Central Hyndburn Hyndburn BC

47. Sandwith Copeland Copeland CC

48. Higher Croft Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn BC

49. Smallbridge Rochdale Rochdale CC

50. Wensley Fold Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn BC

51. St. Mary's Oldham Oldham, East and Saddleworth

52. Longsight Manchester Manchester, Gorton BC

53. Central Barrow-in-Furness Barrow and Furness CC

54. Parr and Hardshaw St. Helens St. Helens, South BC

55. Shear Brow Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn BC

56. Queen's Park Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn BC

57. Valley Liverpool Liverpool, Garston BC

58. Broughton Salford Salford BC

59. Bradley Pendle Pendle BC

60. Derby Bolton Bolton, South-East BC

61. Little Hulton Salford Worsley CC

62. Knowsley Park Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

63. Salterbeck Allerdale Workington CC

64. St. Michael's Knowsley Knowsley, South

65. Castlefields Halton Weaver Vale CC

66. Brinnington Stockport Stockport BC

67. Hulme Manchester Manchester Central BC

68. Abercromby Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside BC

69. Cheetham Manchester Manchester, Blackley BC

70. Blackfriars Salford Salford BC

71. St. Gabriels Knowsley Knowsley, South CC

72. Ordsall Salford Salford BC

73. County Liverpool Liverpool, Walton BC

74. Park Blackpool Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

75. Norley Wigan Wigan CC

76. Ewanrigg Allerdale Workington CC

77. Alexandra Blackpool Oldham, West and Royton BC

78. Seacombe Wirral Wallasey BC

79. Bank Hall Burnley Burnley BC

80. Halewood South Knowsley Knowsley, South CC

81. Tanhouse West Lancashire West Lancashire CC

82. Bastwell Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn BC

83. Fishwick Preston Preston BC

84. Risedale Barrow-in-Furness Barrow and Furness CC

85. Claremont Blackpool Blackpool, North and Fleetwood CC

86. Pendleton Salford Salford BC

87. Whitefield Knowsley Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC

88. Lightbowne Manchester Manchester, Blackley BC

89. Dingle Liverpool Liverpool, Riverside BC

90. Ribbleton Preston Preston BC

91. Riverside Halton Halton CC

92. Barclay Burnley Burnley BC

93. Hindpool Barrow-in-Furness Barrow and Furness CC

94. Page Moss Knowsley Knowsley, South CC

95. Tuebrook Liverpool Liverpool, West Derby BC

96. Baguley Manchester Wythenshawe and Sale, East BC

97. Newbold Rochdale Rochdale CC

98. Langworthy Salford Salford BC

99. Blackley Manchester Manchester, Blackley BC

100. Fazakerley Liverpool Liverpool, Walton BC

Number/ward	Local authority	Parliamentary constituency
1. Benchill	Manchester	Wythenshawe and Sale, East BC
2. Speke	Liverpool	Liverpool, Garston BC
3. Everton	Liverpool	Liverpool, Riverside BC
4. Vauxhall	Liverpool	Liverpool, Riverside BC
5. Princess	Knowsley	Knowsley, South CC
6. Granby	Liverpool	Liverpool, Riverside BC
7. Pirrie	Liverpool	Liverpool, West Derby BC
8. Breckfield	Liverpool	Liverpool, Walton BC
9. Longview	Knowsley	Knowsley, South CC
10. Cherryfield	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
11. Harpurhey	Manchester	Manchester, Blackley BC
12. Beswick and Clayton	Manchester	Manchester, Central BC
13. Kirby Central	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
14. Northwood	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
15. Bradford	Manchester	Manchester, Central BC
16. Bidston	Wirral	Birkenhead BC
17. Melrose	Liverpool	Liverpool, Walton BC
18. Clubmoor	Liverpool	Liverpool, West Derby BC
19. Smithdown	Liverpool	Liverpool, Riverside BC
20. Ardwick	Manchester	Manchester, Central BC
21. Dovecot	Liverpool	Liverpool, West Derby BC
22. Cantril Farm	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
23. Whitefield	Pendle	Pendle BC
24. Central	Manchester	Manchester, Central BC
25. Netherley	Liverpool	Liverpool, Garston BC
26. Newton Heath	Manchester	Manchester, Central BC
27. Kensington	Liverpool	Liverpool, Wavertree BC
28. Central	Bolton	Bolton, North-East BC
29. Central and Falinge	Rochdale	Rochdale CC
30. Birkenhead	Wirral	Birkenhead BC
31. Linacre	Sefton	Bootle BC
32. Tranmere	Wirral	Birkenhead
33. Tower Hill	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
34. Audley	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn CC
35. Danehouse	Burnley	Burnley BC
36. Gorton South	Manchester	Manchester, Gorton BC
37. Woodhouse Park	Manchester	Wythenshawe and Sale, East BC
38. Middleton West	Rochdale	Heywood and Middleton CC
39. Moss Side	Manchester	Manchester, Central BC
40. Coldhurst	Oldham	Oldham, West and Royton BC
41. Werneth	Oldham	Oldham, West and Royton BC
42. Shadsworth	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn BC
43. Alexandra	Oldham	Oldham, West and Royton BC
44. Mirehouse West	Copeland	Copeland CC
45. St. Mary's	Liverpool	Liverpool, Garston BC
46. Central	Hyndburn	Hyndburn BC
47. Sandwith	Copeland	Copeland CC
48. Higher Croft	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn BC
49. Smallbridge	Rochdale	Rochdale CC
50. Wensley Fold	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn BC
51. St. Mary's	Oldham	Oldham, East and Saddleworth
52. Longsight	Manchester	Manchester, Gorton BC
53. Central	Barrow-in-Furness	Barrow and Furness CC
54. Parr and Hardshaw	St. Helens	St. Helens, South BC
55. Shear Brow	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn BC
56. Queen's Park	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn BC
57. Valley	Liverpool	Liverpool, Garston BC
58. Broughton	Salford	Salford BC
59. Bradley	Pendle	Pendle BC
60. Derby	Bolton	Bolton, South-East BC
61. Little Hulton	Salford	Worsley CC
62. Knowsley Park	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
63. Salterbeck	Allerdale	Workington CC
64. St. Michael's	Knowsley	Knowsley, South
65. Castlefields	Halton	Weaver Vale CC
66. Brinnington	Stockport	Stockport BC
67. Hulme	Manchester	Manchester Central BC
68. Abercromby	Liverpool	Liverpool, Riverside BC
69. Cheetham	Manchester	Manchester, Blackley BC
70. Blackfriars	Salford	Salford BC
71. St. Gabriels	Knowsley	Knowsley, South CC
72. Ordsall	Salford	Salford BC
73. County	Liverpool	Liverpool, Walton BC
74. Park	Blackpool	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
75. Norley	Wigan	Wigan CC
76. Ewanrigg	Allerdale	Workington CC
77. Alexandra	Blackpool	Oldham, West and Royton BC
78. Seacombe	Wirral	Wallasey BC
79. Bank Hall	Burnley	Burnley BC
80. Halewood South	Knowsley	Knowsley, South CC
81. Tanhouse	West Lancashire	West Lancashire CC
82. Bastwell	Blackburn with Darwen	Blackburn BC
83. Fishwick	Preston	Preston BC
84. Risedale	Barrow-in-Furness	Barrow and Furness CC
85. Claremont	Blackpool	Blackpool, North and Fleetwood CC
86. Pendleton	Salford	Salford BC
87. Whitefield	Knowsley	Knowsley, North and Sefton, East CC
88. Lightbowne	Manchester	Manchester, Blackley BC
89. Dingle	Liverpool	Liverpool, Riverside BC
90. Ribbleton	Preston	Preston BC
91. Riverside	Halton	Halton CC
92. Barclay	Burnley	Burnley BC
93. Hindpool	Barrow-in-Furness	Barrow and Furness CC
94. Page Moss	Knowsley	Knowsley, South CC
95. Tuebrook	Liverpool	Liverpool, West Derby BC
96. Baguley	Manchester	Wythenshawe and Sale, East BC
97. Newbold	Rochdale	Rochdale CC
98. Langworthy	Salford	Salford BC
99. Blackley	Manchester	Manchester, Blackley BC
100. Fazakerley	Liverpool	Liverpool, Walton BC

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SSA (Somerset)

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what action he plans to take to ensure that Somerset county council's standard spending assessment is set at a level to reflect (a) the costs of delivering services in rural areas, (b) the size of the county's road network, (c) the demands on social services due to the level of the elderly population and (d) the backlog of capital works; and if he will make a statement. [18880]

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Dr. Whitehead: All of the factors referred to in the question are reflected to some extent in the current Standard Spending Assessment formulae, which are used to allocate between councils the resources made available by the spending review. We are currently reviewing those formulae and have announced our intention to implement changes to take effect in 2003–04. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is today announcing the provisional 2002–03 local government finance settlement.

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Rough Sleepers

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what methodology was used by Rough Sleepers' Unit and its predecessor to count the number of people sleeping rough on any single night since 1997; and if he will make a statement regarding the reasons for changes in the methodology used. [20532]

Mr. Byers: The methodology used by the Rough Sleepers Unit to count the number of people sleeping rough on any single night was developed in the early 1990s by the Department, in partnership with the voluntary sector. The methodology used for producing a national estimate was set out in an answer given by my right hon. Friend the then Minister for Local Government and the Regions on 19 May 1999, Official Report, columns 355–62W and has been tested and developed through independent research and remains unchanged. The same methodology has been used nationally for over five years, and since the early 1990s in London.

Counts are conducted by voluntary sector homelessness agencies, working with local authorities and independent volunteers. The results are finalised and submitted by these agencies to the Rough Sleepers Unit. The methodology for counts is adhered to strictly and consistently.

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people obtained permanent housing after being housed in (a) bed and breakfast accommodation and (b) hostels by the Rough Sleepers' Unit for (i) less than one week, (ii) between one week and one month and (iii) over one month, in each quarter since the unit was established. [20528]

Mr. Byers: Under the Government's strategy on rough sleeping, the Rough Sleepers Unit funds a number of agencies to provide permanent and temporary accommodation for rough sleepers and to refer people sleeping rough, or with a history of rough sleeping, into that accommodation and other services.

Information is not available in the format requested. Information from the Clearing House which manages referrals to permanent accommodation in London provided with Government funding shows that:

During the last financial year (1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001), 669 former rough sleepers were housed in permanent homes.

A total of 898 former rough sleepers were referred to the Clearing House for permanent accommodation during 2000–01, of whom:

74 per cent. were referred from hostels

10 per cent. from the street

5 per cent. from staying with friends

2 per cent. from a housing association tenancy

1 per cent. from Bed and Breakfast accommodation

1 per cent. from a cold weather shelter

1 per cent. from a rolling shelter.

1 per cent. where the referral location was in an "other" category

5 per cent. where the referral location was not stated.

These referrals have played a vital part in helping the Rough Sleepers Unit to achieve its target of reducing rough sleeping in England by two-thirds.

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Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people were housed in (a) bed and breakfast accommodation and (b) hostels by the Rough Sleepers' Unit for (i) less than one week, (ii) between one week and one month and (iii) over one month in each quarter since the unit was established. [20529]

Mr. Byers: Under the Government's current strategy on rough sleeping, the Rough Sleepers Unit provides funding for a number of agencies who provide permanent and temporary accommodation. The Unit also funds a number of agencies to provide outreach workers and Contact and Assessment Teams who help rough sleepers into accommodation and other services. Staff from the Unit do not routinely refer rough sleepers into accommodation. However, they do from time to time liaise with agencies to ensure that any vulnerable rough sleepers they encounter during street work are helped into appropriate accommodation and support.

Information on referrals into accommodation is not available in the format requested. Monitoring information from the database of Contact and Assessment Team's clients in London is given.

Over the twelve months between 1 April 2000 and 31 March 2001, 1,679 rough sleepers were helped into accommodation. Some were helped into accommodation more than once. The total number of referrals from the streets for those 1,679 individuals was 2,485. These referrals were to the following types of accommodation:

Action Number who entered accommodation

Booked into permanent accommodation 151

Booked into a hostel 1,211

Booked into a rolling shelter 719

Booked into other temporary accommodation 63

Accessed specialist treatment programme 252

Admission to a night centre 86

Booked into Bed and Breakfast accommodation 3

Total 2485

Action	Number who entered accommodation
Booked into permanent accommodation	151
Booked into a hostel	1,211
Booked into a rolling shelter	719
Booked into other temporary accommodation	63
Accessed specialist treatment programme	252
Admission to a night centre	86
Booked into Bed and Breakfast accommodation	3

Total	2485

Of the 1,679 individuals who were referred into these forms of accommodation during the period, 1,262 (75 per cent.) were still in accommodation at the end of the year.

These referrals have played a vital part in helping the Rough Sleepers Unit to achieve its target of reducing rough sleeping in England by two-thirds.

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