Housing (Hansard, 11 April 2003)

§ Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent assessment he has made of the level of housing need in(a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK. [107540]
429W

§ Mr. McNulty
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member on 7 January 2003,Official Report, column 115W. No further information has yet been collected.

§ Lynne Jones
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he intends to publish the results of the consultation on housing capital. [107810]

§ Mr. McNulty
In August 2002 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister issued the consultation document The Way Forward for Housing Capital Finance', consulting on a range of issues concerning the future of housing capital finance. Almost 300 responses were received. The decisions reached on the issues consulted on are reflected in "Sustainable Communities: building for the future" and the Local Government Bill currently before Parliament. A letter went to all Chief Finance Officers in local housing authorities in England on 1 April setting out in detail the proposed arrangements for the proposals consulted on. This letter is available at www.odpm.gov.uk, and in the Library of the House.