§ Mr. StunellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each housing authority in the North-West of England(a) the total housing stock available for rent by that authority, (b) the number of households registered on the general needs waiting list and (c) the number of properties vacant for longer than six months for each of the last four years for which figures are available. [111668]
§ Mr. MullinThe information reported on the HIP Operational Information returns is as follows:
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Local authority housing stock available for rent 1 as at 1 April 1996 1997 1998 1999 Allerdale 4,704 4,586 4,497 0 Barrow-in-Furness 3,650 3,616 3,585 3,561 Blackburn 11,305 11,044 10,371 10,167 Blackpool 6,362 6,341 6,298 6.261 Bolton 2,417 2,292 22,234 22,045 Burnley 5,676 5,582 5,545 5,490 Bury 9,923 9,819 9,712 9,609 Carlisle 8,833 8,745 8,596 8,287 Chester 7,382 7,338 7,269 7,120 Chorley 3,558 3,534 3,515 3,472 Congleton 4,214 4,170 0 0 Copeland 4,649 4,598 4,525 4,425 Crewe and Nantwich 7,055 6,936 6,838 6,627 Eden 1,616 1,524 0 0 Ellesmere Port and Neston 7,442 7,353 7,251 7,149 Fylde 2,032 1,998 1,970 1,945 Halton 7,855 7,851 7,781 7,636 Hyndburn 4,019 3,971 3,899 3.829 Knowsley 20,115 19,737 19,304 18,838 Lancaster 4,480 4,460 4,424 4,376 Liverpool 44,643 43,591 41,711 40,731 Macclesfield 6,836 6,750 6,551 6,270 Manchester 80,281 77,304 74,661 65,233 Oldham 20,837 20,562 19,517 19,184 Pendle 4,250 4,213 4,211 4,160 Preston 9,334 9,247 9,173 8.735 Ribble Valley 1,512 1,438 1,412 1.391 Rochdale 17,671 17,513 17,353 17,234 Rossendale 4,995 4,953 4,902 4,800 Salford 32,007 31,969 31,776 30,867 Sefton 14,593 14,406 14,169 13,919 South Lakeland 4,185 4,101 4,004 3,881 South Ribble 0 0 0 0 St. Helens 16,506 16,369 16,168 15,765 Stockport 13,750 13,718 13,624 13,380 Tameside 18,612 18,171 17,813 16,532 Trafford 11,546 11,400 11,321 11,200 Vale Royal 8,104 8,034 7,877 7,718 Warrington 11,583 11,444 11,270 11,112 West Lancashire 8,845 8,721 8,587 8,423 Wigan 28,235 27,877 27,314 27,139 Wirral 19,108 18,606 18,893 16,827 Wyre 0 0 0 0 1 Stock available for rent is defined here as tenanted properties plus any homes vacant for management purposes (ie available for
immediate letting or after minor repairs)
Households on the Housing Register as at 1 April 1996 1997 1998 1999 Allerdale 1,863 1,377 1,856 1,330 Barrow-in-Furness 879 853 394 926 Blackburn 2,764 2,316 1,854 1,493 Blackpool 4,201 4,159 4,491 3,611 Bolton 5,626 4,460 4,434 5,005 Burnley 2,313 2,466 1,793 2,035 Bury 2,081 2,414 2,441 3,739 Carlisle 4,049 2,642 3,207 3,681 Chester 4,384 3,614 3,797 4,482 Chorley 830 726 843 869 Congleton 1,832 1,616 1,513 1,223 Copeland 1,609 1,609 1,432 1,109 Crewe and Nantwich 1,224 643 1,227 1,355 Eden 693 698 717 657 Ellesmere Port and Neston 4,230 3,429 1,823 1,971 Fylde 1,536 1,655 1,271 1,475 Halton 5,143 2,573 1,021 1,152 Hyndburn 1,001 1,203 909 640 Knowsley 4,185 4,636 4,651 2,794 Lancaster 1,326 1,443 1,346 1,237 Liverpool 5,225 4,321 4,295 4,430 Macclesfield 3,409 2,205 2,421 2,575 Manchester 13,601 9,739 10,397 9,715 Oldham 4,365 3,529 4,218 3,581 Pendle 1,325 1,508 1,731 1,820 Preston 2,448 2,233 2,109 1,913 Ribble Valley 887 669 784 776 Rochdale 5,018 4,648 5,425 3,582 Rossendale 2,188 1,515 1,394 1,715 Salford 5,673 5,655 4,428 3,452 Sefton 5,776 5,220 4,890 4,810 South Lakeland 1,625 1,567 1,524 1,405 South Ribble 2,079 967 1,102 961 St. Helens 2,070 2,194 2,009 2,160 Stockport 6,421 5,999 6,805 6,841 Tameside 5,770 4,950 5,139 4,287 Trafford 3,131 3,681 5,184 5,198 Vale Royal 3,600 3,512 3,215 2,583 Warrington 2,852 2,516 1,497 2,442 West Lancashire 1,603 1,422 1,912 1,712 Wigan 5,458 5,391 5,025 5,151 Wirral 6,643 4,949 6,912 5,725 Wyre 1,618 1,720 1,557 1,458
All local authority stock vacant for longer than six months 1 as at 1 April 1996 1997 1998 1999 Allerdale 41 52 19 0 Barrow-in-Furness 6 0 0 0 Blackburn 133 412 716 332 Blackpool 10 1 1 25 Bolton 39 49 55 57 194W
Pedestrians and motor vehicle occupant casualties in accidents at the Bayley Island junction 1,2 between the A49 and A5: 1992–98 Pedestrian MV Occupant 3 Fatal Serious Slight All Fatal Serious Slight All 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1994 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 8 1995 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 6 1996 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 Accidents on or within 20 metres of a junction 2 Includes casualties where A5112 intersects A5 and or A49 3 Motor vehicle occupant or rider
All local authority stock vacant for longer than six months 1 as at 1 April 1996 1997 1998 1999 Burnley 34 121 187 287 Bury 6 1 12 51 Carlisle 48 129 277 365 Chester 37 24 12 48 Chorley 8 7 6 8 Congleton 29 1 0 0 Copeland 40 70 106 98 Crewe and Nantwich 29 40 28 97 Eden 8 10 0 0 Ellesmere Port and Neston 1 3 1 6 Fylde 1 2 2 0 Halton 106 62 34 48 Hyndburn 6 4 48 83 Knowsley 181 202 387 383 Lancaster 1 3 1 3 Liverpool 3,208 n/a 2,022 1,671 Macclesfield 13 12 36 222 Manchester 166 279 1,661 2,007 Oldham 44 73 58 42 Pendle 0 0 0 0 Preston 6 33 3 40 Ribble Valley 0 3 0 0 Rochdale 37 29 23 8 Rossendale 4 7 33 32 Salford 726 423 693 790 Sefton 26 31 69 104 South Lakeland 11 19 19 19 South Ribble 0 0 0 0 St. Helens 55 72 129 206 Stockport 154 98 109 85 Tameside 104 265 224 137 Trafford 156 119 71 57 Vale Royal 11 2 5 6 Warrington 23 7 4 20 West Lancashire 39 36 28 50 Wigan 34 87 265 196 Wirral 47 436 121 201 Wyre 0 0 0 0 1 Includes properties vacant for other than management reasons (eg stock scheduled for, or undergoing, major repair work, or awaiting sale or demolition)