HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc79-80W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what pilot schemes are in place to support the introduction of choice-based lettings policies by social landlords; and how much money has been spent on each of these schemes. [46604]

Ms Keeble

The Government are grant funding 27 local authority led pilot schemes to test different approaches to choice-based lettings policies for social housing. The pilot schemes are at various stages of development. The table sets out the amount of grant funding which each scheme (identified by its lead local authority) has received to date.

£
Lead authority Grant received to date
Bath and NE Somerset 38,533
Blackburn with Darwen 24,485
Bolton 111,589
Bradford 23,259
Brighton and Hove 86,789
Camden 107,782
Coventry 88,325
Croydon 60,333
Derby 164,883
Ealing 268,466
Eastbourne 0
Hammersmith and Fulham 104,179
Harborough 118,255
Haringey 60,930
Herefordshire DC 29,798
Kennet 106,439
Lewisham 64,625
Manchester 179,088

£
Lead authority Grant received to date
Mansfield 92,510
Medway DC 25,085
New Forest 133,409
Newham 32,456
Restormel 66,640
Sandwell 647
Sheffield 172,716
Stockport 80,376
Sunderland 65,566
Total 2,307,163