§ Simon HughesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent on(a) maintenance and (b) repair of social rented housing in Greater London in each year since 1997. [162347]
§ Keith HillLocal authorities provide data on council housing to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister but no consistent figures on expenditure on maintenance and repair are available. Local authorities can use both772W capital and revenue expenditure on maintenance and repair of their own stock but the returns from London boroughs on capital expenditure include work on improvements, renewal, conversions and adaptations.
The Housing Corporation keep records of maintenance and repair costs for social rented properties in the housing association sector, but on an individual Registered Social Landlord basis only. No figures are therefore available for individual boroughs or London as a whole and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.