§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities have received extra housing investment programme allocations in 1988–89, to provide additional accommodation for the homeless, under the initiative he announced on 17 June; what additional housing investment allocation each local authority has received under this initiative; how many units of accommodation each local authority has estimated will result, comprising(a) local authority dwellings refurbished, (b) hostel places provided by local authorities, (c) hostel places provided by housing associations and (d) other dwellings or places provided by local authorities; and how quickly these units are expected to become available.
§ Mrs. RoeLocal authorities estimate that the additional allocation of £21.1 million we have given them following our announcement in June will provide nearly 1,900 extra units of accommodation for the benefit of homeless people. These units should be available in the current financial year. The further details requested are set down in the table.
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Allocations by Region and Authority Estimated additional units of accommodation Authority Allocation £K LA Dwellings refurbished LA Hostel places HA Hostel places Other Northern Region Hartlepool 400 22 0 0 0 Langbaurgh-on-Tees 100 7 0 0 0 Middlesbrough 75 5 0 0 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 125 18 0 0 0 North Tyneside 100 24 0 0 0 Total £800,000 Total Units 76 South West Gloucester 100 0 0 5 0 Poole 100 0 0 5 0 Restormel 100 0 0 5 0 Weymouth and Portland 100 0 0 0 5 Woodspring 100 0 0 4 0 Total £500,000 Total Units 24 Eastern Cambridge 180 0 0 0 25 Ipswich 170 7 0 0 0 Southend 30 0 7 0 0 Thurrock 120 0 11 0 0 Total £500,000 Total Units 50 North West Blackpool 10 0 48 0 0 Bolton 240 52 0 0 0 Carlisle 95 32 0 0 0 Lancaster 200 40 0 0 0 Manchester 1,800 144 0 0 300 Rochdale 80 0 0 0 8 Rossendale 140 0 0 0 48 Salford 140 0 0 0 24 Wigan 15 64 0 0 0 Total £2,720,000 Total Units 760 South East Brighton 250 0 0 0 6 Dover 380 0 0 0 8 Horsham 50 0 3 0 0 Hove 250 0 0 0 5 Lewes 100 0 6 0 0 Maidstone 300 0 0 0 6 New Forest 200 0 10 0 0 Oxford 250 7 0 0 0 Reading 200 0 0 0 8 Shepway 43 0 0 0 9 Slough 150 0 8 0 0 South Oxfordshire 250 0 0 0 8 Wokingham 77 0 0 0 3 Total £2,500,000 Total Units 87 West Midlands Birmingham 509 34 0 0 0 Dudley 100 10 0 0 0 Staffs Moorlands 125 0 0 0 5 Walsall 200 20 0 0 0 Worcester 366 0 0 0 12 Total £1,300,000 Total Units 81 Yorkshire and Humberside Barnsley 184 12 0 0 0 Bradford 200 20 0 0 0 Kirklees 226 19 0 0 0 Leeds 200 5 16 0 0 Sheffield 290 48 0 0 0 Total £1,100,000 Total Units 120
Authority Allocation £K LA Dwellings refurbished LA Hostel places HA Hostel places Other East Midlands Amber Valley 60 0 3 0 0 Derby 40 0 0 0 2 Derbyshire Dales 40 3 0 0 0 High Peak 40 2 0 0 0 Kettering 50 3 0 0 0 Leicester 250 16 0 0 0 Northampton 50 3 0 0 0 Nottingham 200 0 0 0 8 Oadby and Wigston 70 0 0 0 2 Total £800,000 Total Units 42 London Brent 898 18 0 0 13 Camden 925.5 9 0 31 0 Ealing 500 0 28 0 3 Greenwich 444.5 37 0 0 7 Hackney 900 87 0 0 0 Hammersmith and Fulham 593 12 0 0 16 Haringey 900 0 0 0 36 Hounslow 250 0 14 0 0 Islington 600 22 0 0 27 Lambeth 401 0 0 20 0 Lewisham 600 0 0 0 18 Newham 866 16 0 0 10 Southwark 400 40 0 0 0 Tower Hamlets 922 34 0 0 0 Waltham Forest 200 5 12 0 0 Wandsworth 500 20 0 0 0 Westminster 600 36 0 0 13 Total £10,500,000 Total Units 584 Merseyside Task Force Liverpool 150 18 0 0 0 Wirral 150 0 0 40 0 Total £300,000 Total Units 58 Grand Total £21.1 million Total Units 1,882
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what criteria he used in selecting(a) which schemes should be approved for additional housing investment programme allocations, (b) which local authorities should receive additional housing investment programme allocations and (c) what extra housing investment programme allocations each local authority should receive under the initiative he announced on 17 June, to provide additional accommodation for the homeless.
§ Mrs. RoeI have nothing to add to the reply I gave to the hon. Member on 23 June, at columns705–6.