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Social Housing
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people were on the housing need list in Coventry, South on the latest date for which figures are available; how many new lettings there were in the constituency in 2004–05; and how many new dwellings are expected to become available for new tenancies within the constituency in 2005–06. [2784]
Yvette Cooper: Information is not collected at constituency level, only at local authority level. Summary information for Coventry city council is tabled, which shows
Coventry city council transferred all council housing owned by them to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in 2000–01. The council now maintains a common waiting list with RSLs in their district. However, information is not held centrally where a RSL maintains a separate waiting list to the local authority.
The number of new RSL dwellings planned for rent has been provided covering two years as the Housing Corporation now plan the building of new RSL dwellings using a two-year allocation process.
(37)Figure represents allocations for rent schemes, both new build and acquisition and refurbishment over the two years 2004–06 at time of the Housing Corporation's submission to Ministers for approval of their Approved Development Programme (ADP).
Source:
ODPM's Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix return, Housing Corporation's CORE return and the Housing Corporation's ADP records.
Mr. Streeter: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many social houses to rent were provided in (a) Devon and (b) Plymouth in 2004. [3040]
Yvette Cooper:
The number of new affordable homes provided for rent through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme and Transitional Local Authority Social Housing Grant for 2004–05 in Devon CC (excluding Plymouth and Torbay), Plymouth and Torbay are shown as follows.
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| Number | |
|---|---|
| Devon CC | 299 |
| Plymouth | 125 |
| Torbay | 43 |
Note:
These figures include new build dwellings, acquisitions and refurbishments.
Source:
Housing Corporation
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council received from the Local Authority Social Housing Grant in the year before it was abolished. [2559]
Yvette Cooper: Local Authority Social Housing Grant (LASHG) was abolished from 1 April 2003. Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council received £1.85 million of LASHG funding in 2002–03.
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the reasons were for the abolition of the local authority social housing grant. [2561]
Yvette Cooper: Local authority social housing grant (LASHG) was an unfair funding mechanism that did not allocate funds to areas of greatest need, consistently underspent nationally, and gave unfair advantage to debt free local authorities. It was abolished on 1 April 2003. Under new arrangements, resources for housing are targeted to areas of greatest need, in line with the measures set out in Sustainable communities: building for the future".
South East England Regional Assembly
Anne Milton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the role is of the South East England regional assembly in respect of waste and incineration policy. [3369]
Yvette Cooper: Initially the South East England regional assembly is responsible for drafting the regional waste strategy, which forms part of the regional spatial strategy for the south east. Once the draft strategy has been tested and finalised by Government, the assembly becomes responsible for implementing and monitoring the strategy. Government expects to consult on further changes of the regional waste strategy this summer.
Streetcare Inspectors
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many streetcare inspectors were employed by each London borough per 1,000 population in the last period for which figures are available. [2464]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not hold this information.
Streetlights
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many local authority-maintained streetlights there were in each London borough per 1,000 population in the last period for which figures are available. [2469]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is currently processing up-to-date data on the number of streetlighting columns in England. This data will be available shortly.
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Traffic Wardens
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many traffic wardens were employed by each London borough per 1,000 population in the last year for which figures are available. [2454]
Jim Fitzpatrick: Since 3 July 2000, the Mayor has had overall responsibility for traffic management in London. Traffic wardens are employed by Transport for London to enforce parking on the Priority (Red) Route Network (TfL Roads).
However, responsibility for parking enforcement in London, generally rests with the relevant local authority. London boroughs employ parking attendants to enforce parking controls on all the roads for which they are the highway authority.
The Association of London Government has provided the following information:
Mid-year population estimates (thousands, 1993–2003) are shown in the following table.
Source:
ONS, Date: 9 September 2004
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