HC Deb 12 May 1986 vol 97 cc354-6W
Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each application for additional housing investment programme resources in 1986–87, submitted by local authorities to his Department's urban housing renewal unit (a) the name of the local authority submitting the application, (b) the name and location of the proposed scheme, (c) whether changes in housing management involved as an integral part of the scheme include (i) decentralised management, or (ii) delegation of management, or (iii) involvement of tenants in other ways, or (iv) other changes, giving details of how tenants are to be involved in other ways or of other changes proposed, (d) the number of new dwellings to be provided, (e) the cost of work to existing dwellings, (f) the cost of work to the environment, (g) the average cost of work per dwelling, (h) the market value of the improved properties (total of existing plus new), (i) how many private developers have been approached to participate in the proposed scheme and what results have arisen from these approaches, (j) the stage reached and forecast timetable for (i) committee for the outline scheme, (ii) tenant consultation, (iii) committee agreement to invite tenders, (iv) decision on tenders and (v) any other approval needed from his Department and (k) the amount of the estimated total cost of the scheme to be met by (i) housing investment programme resources, (ii) urban programme resources for housing related projects, (iii) urban programme resources for community refurbishment schemes, (iv) urban development grant, (v) other public sector funded programmes, (vi) private developer and (vii) housing association (housing association grant element of scheme).

Sir George Young

In addition to the local authorities and estates listed in my answer to the hon. Member for Leeds, Central (Mr. Fatchett) on 3 March at column34, the following further applications have now been received:

Local authorities Housing estate
Bradford Holmewood
Camden Regents Park
Maiden Lane
Halton Central Ditton
Haringey Broadwater Farm
Tiverton
Whitehall Street
Kensington and Chelsea Holmefield House
Knowsley Tower Hill
New Hutte
Hillside
Langbaurgh Spencerbeck II
Grangetown—access
Manchester Miles Platting
Hulme
Newham Rathbone
James Sinclair Point
Dennison Point
Clements Avenue

Local authorities Housing estate
Nottingham adford/Clifton
Woodthorpe/Winchester
Wyrale Drive
Crabtree Farm
Caunton Avenue
Penn Avenue
Rochdale Cloverhall
Salford Barracks
Ladywell
Sandwell Galton Village
Baldwin Street
Price Street/Beechway
George Ryder and Charles Spragg House
Boulton Place/Murdoch Place
Witeheath/Lion Farm
Galton Village—estate office
Stockton Clarences
Tower Hamlets Bengal House
Cubitt Town
Barkantine
Birchfield House
St. Johns (South)
St. Johns (North)
St. John (North) Cedar/Oak houses
Ocean
Ocean—central heating
Channel House
Monteith Estate
Lefevre Walk
Wakefield Simpsons Lane
Wandsworth Doddington
Wandsworth Plain
Wigan Norley Hall
Millers Lane
Wirral oreton

Full details of schemes which have already been approved in Bolton, Bradford, Calderdale, Coventry, Gateshead, Greenwich, Hull, Knowsley, Leeds, and Waltham Forest were given when I announced them to the House. Other schemes are currently being discussed and developed with the authorities concerned with consequent changes in many cases to the applications originally submitted. Details of the agreed schemes will be announced when the approvals are given.