§ Mr. PurchaseTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 3 November 2003,Official Report, column 496W, on arm's length management, what percentage of the additional £2 billion announced in the Sustainable Communities Plan will be invested directly in local authority arm's length management organisation managed housing stock. [139141]
§ Keith HillThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister expects at least 95 per cent. of the £2 billion funding for arms length management organisations (ALMOs) announced in the Sustainable Communities Plan in February for the years 2003–04 to 2005–06 to be invested directly in bringing local authority housing stock up to the Decent Homes standard. ALMOs may1076W devote up to 5 per cent. of their allocations to environmental or other works designed to enhance the sustainability of their investment in Decent Homes.