§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many local authorities have built units of wheelchair housing in each of the last three years;
(2) how many units of wheelchair housing have been started by housing associations in each quarter of the last three years;
(3) how many units of wheelchair housing have been started by local authorities, excluding new towns, in England and Wales in each quarter of the last three years;
(4) how many units of wheelchair housing have been started by new towns in England and Wales in each quarter of the last three years;
(5) if he will publish a breakdown by number of bedrooms of the number of units of mobility housing that have been built by local authorities in each of the last three years;
(6) how many local authorities have built units of mobility housing in each quarter of the last three years;
(7) how many units of mobility housing have been started by housing associations in each quarter of the last three years;
(8) how many units of mobility housing have been started by new towns in each quarter of the last three years;
(9) how many units of mobility housing have been started by local authorities in each quarter of the last three years;
(10) how many units of wheelchair housing by the number of bedrooms have been built by local authorities during the last three years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe available information is as follows: 569W
DWELLINGS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE CHRONICALLY SICK AND DISABLED: LOCAL AUTHORITIES, NEW TOWNS AND HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS, ENGLAND AND WALES Number Dwellings started Dwellings completed by local authorities (including new towns) Wheelchair Mobility Wheelchair Mobility Local authorities New Towns Housing associations* Local authorities New Towns Housing association* Dwellings Number of authorities Dwellings Number of authorities 1977—First quarter 104 10 9 648 7 191 96 (29) 82 (13) Second quarter 133 12 25 961 4 153 187 (44) 163 (19) Third quarter 148 20 182 2,027 32 710 146 (43) 348 (37) Fourth quarter 209 5 178 1,700 4 622 203 (38) 419 (51) 594 47 394 5,336 47 1,676 632 (104) 1,012 (83) 1978—First quarter 149 4 120 1,599 28 525 135 (34) 616 (50) Second quarter 115 13 9 1,608 21 267 122 (30) 576 (50) Third quarter 241 87 144 2,194 177 953 259 (50) 1,126 (83) Fourth quarter 215 3 65 1,603 132 267 129 (35) 887 (56) 720 107 338 7,009 358 2,012 645 (97) 3,205 (133) 1979—First quarter 106 4 34 1,118 25 590 107 (32) 913 (64) Second quarter 106 1 9 1,240 35 423 132 (35) 1,554 (99) Third quarter 75 14 77 1,007 2 310 120 (33) 1,556 (94) Fourth quarter 272 11 9 2,465 61 993 155 (51) 1,906 (101) 559 30 129 5,830 123 2,316 514 (121) 5,929 (215) * Figures are for England. ( ) = Number of authorities.
Information on the number of bedrooms in units of mobility and wheelchair housing is not available centrally.
570W