§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many housing association units have been available for rent in each of the past 10 years. [105228]
§ Mr. Mullin[holding answer 18 January 2000]: The available figures for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in England are given in the tables below.
Units owned by registered social landlords and available for rent, 1989–99 England only Thousands As at 31 March Occupied homes Homes vacant and available for letting Total number of units available for rent 1989 497.9 8.2 506.1 1990 548.6 7.0 555.6 1991 591.9 7.3 599.2 1992 629.9 7.0 636.9 1993 686.7 17.2 703.9 1994 758.1 10.5 768.6 1995 835.6 10.6 846.2 1996 911.2 13.5 924.7 1997 955.1 14.8 969.9 1998 1,012.0 16.1 1,028.1 1999 1,121.5 17.8 1,139.3 Figures for the availability of hostel and shared housing bedspaces also exist for 1994–99.
Number of hostel and shared housing bedspaces owned by RSLs, 1994–99 England only Thousands As at 31 March Occupied bedspaces Bedspaces vacant and available for letting Total availability of bedspaces 1994 71.6 5.4 77.0 1995 77.2 6.0 83.2 1996 81.0 6.8 87.8 1997 81.0 7.3 88.3 1998 86.4 6.7 93.1 1999 90.0 7.2 97.2 Sources:
(a) 1989–98 data: Registered Social Landlords in 1998: Profile of the RSL sector.
(b) 1999 data: as yet unpublished.