§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities have received extra housing investment programme allocations in 1988–89. to provide additional accommodation for the homeless under 691W the initiative he announced on 24 March; what additional housing investment allocation each local authority has received under this initiative; and how many units of accommodation each local authority has estimated will result, comprising (a) local authority dwellings refurbished, (b) hostel places provided by local authorities, (c) hostel places provided by housing associations other dwellings or places provided by local authorities and (d) how quickly these units are expected to become available.
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Allocations by Region and Authority Estimated Additional Units of Accommodation Authority Allocation £k LA Dwellings Refurbished LA Hostel Places HA Hostel Places Other Northern Region Derwentside 100.0 6 — — — Gateshead 39.5 — — — 5 Newcastle 355.5 48 — — 14 North Tyneside 60.0 4 — — — South Tyneside 25.0 — 7 — — Middlesbrough 170.0 5 6 — — Blyth Valley 250.0 — — — 12 Wansbech 100.0 — 8 — — TOTAL £1,100.0 TOTAL Units 115 South West Bath 70.0 2 — — — Bristol 250.0 50 — — — Woodspring 120.0 — — 12 — West Devon 55.0 6 — — — Bournemouth 100.0 5 — — — Christchurch 35.0 4 — — — West Dorset 100.0 — 5 — — Forest of Dean 60.0 5 — — — Kennet 120.0 — — — 8 N. Wilts 150.0 — — 8 — Salisbury 40.0 5 — — — TOTAL £1,100.0 Total Units 110 Eastern Ipswich 200.0 16 — — — Colchester 100.0 4 — — — Waneney 180.0 — 11 — — Tendring 25.0 12 — — — Luton 222.0 — 8 — — S. Norfolk 70.0 — — — 6 St. Edmundsbury 4.0 2 — — — Basildon 26.0 — — — 14 Braintree 90.0 — 4 — — N. Beds 83.0 16 — — — TOTAL £1,000.0 Total Units 93 North West Manchester 1,000.0 — — — 75 Bolton 250.0 — 26 — — Blackpool 150.0 — 68 — — Chester 140.0 5 — — — Stockport 100.0 7 — — — Tameside 160.0 8 — — — Bury 80.0 — — — 3 Hyndburn 70.0 15 — — — Lancaster 400.0 20 — — 10 Blackburn 70.0 — — 15 — Wigan 100.0 121 — — — Ribble Valley 50.0 — 10 — — Salford 500.0 60 — — — Carlisle 150.0 12 — — — Rossendale 200.0 — — — 18 Rochdale 80.0 5 — — — TOTAL 3,500.0 Total units 478 South East
§ Mrs. RoeLocal authorities estimate that the additional allocations of £28.1 million we have given them following our announcement in March will provide over 3,000 extra units of accommodation for the benefit of homeless people. These units should be available in the current financial year. The further details requested are set down in the table.
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Estimated Additional Units of Accommodation Authority Allocation £k LA Dwellings Refurbished LA Hostel Places HA Hostel Places Other Brighton 525.0 — — — 42 Reading 418.0 5 19 — 11 Maidstone 400.0 — — — 8 New Forest 400.0 — 20 — — Shepway 359.0 — — — 41 Oxford 250.0 8 — — — Rushmoor 240.0 —. 8 — — Test Valley 200.0 — — — 10 Gravesham 170.0 — — — 5 Guildford 155.0 8 — — — Slough 150.0 — — — 32 East Hampshire 130.0 — — — 5 Southampton 82.0 4 — — — Hastings 50.0 2 — — 8 Canterbury 36.0 — — — 27 Gillingham 35.0 2 — — — TOTAL 3,600.0 Total units 265 West Midlands Hereford 80.0 — — — 12 Worcester 110.0 — — — 7 Shrewsbury 80.0 20 — — — North Salop 32.0 — 10 — — South Salop 136.0 — — — 8 Wrekin 60.0 — — — 16 Stoke on Trent 100.0 20 — — — Tamworth 100.0 8 — — — Staffordshire Moorlands 100.0 — — — 4 Birmingham 467.0 37 12 — — Coventry 85.0 — 25 — — Dudley 100.0 10 — — — Walsall 100.0 20 — — — TOTAL 1,600.0 Total units 209 Yorks and Humberside Sheffield 310.0 26 — — — Wakefield 149.0 6 — — 4 Kirklees 200.0 13 — — — Leeds 200.0 20 — — — Barnsley 128.0 — — — 8 Bradford 140.0 — — — 15 Hull 180.0 — — — 9 Scarborough 30.0 2 — — — Calderdale 63.0 — 6 — — Total 1,400.0 Total Units 109 East Midlands Nottingham 514.0 50 — — 54 Leicester 191.0 — 33 — 16 Derby 200.0 — — — 6 East Lindsey 50.0 3 — — — Corby 40.0 — 9 — — Mansfield 50.0 — — — 3 Bassetlaw 15.0 — — — 2 Harborough 40.0 — — — 1 Total 1,100.0 Total Units 177 London Brent 1,066.0 36 — — 7 Bromley 215.0 — 60 — — Camden 1,100.0 114 4 — — Ealing 792.0 66 — — 6 Greenwich 801.0 143 — — — Hackney 1,065.0 154 — — — Hammersmith 810.0 12 — — 77 Haringey 990.0 40 — — 26 Islington 810.0 100 — — 38 Kensington 310.0 — — 20 10 Lambeth 804.0 133 — — — Lewisham 540.0 — 182 — 10
Estimated Additional Units of Accommodation Authority Allocation £k LA Dwellings Refurbished LA Hostel Places HA Hostel Places Other Newham 1,104.0 27 68 — — Southwark 803.0 58 — — — Tower Hamlets 1,160.0 53 — — — Wandsworth 550.0 — — — 30 Westminster 780.0 24 — — 16 Total 13,700.0 Total Units 1,514
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities bid for extra housing investment programme allocations in 1988–89 to provide additional accommodation for the homeless under the initiative he announced on 24 March; what additional housing investment allocation each local authority bid for under this initiative; and how many units of accommodation each local authority estimated would result,
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Accepted bids Authority Bid £k Estimated additional units of accommodation Local authority dwellings refurbished Local authority hostel places Housing association hostel places Other Northern region Gateshead 39.5 — — — 5 Newcastle 636.4 82 — — 14 North Tyneside 960.0 4 — — 48 South Tyneside 25.0 — 7 — — Hartlepool 415.3 22 — — — Middlesbrough 666.0 5 18 — 10 Stockton 250.0 76 — — — Derwentside 730.0 30 — — 5 Blyth Valley 250.0 — — — 12 Wansbeck 100.0 — 8 — — South West Bath 70.0 2 — — — Bristol 650.0 50 — 14 10 Woodspring 340.0 — — 34 — Caradon 65.0 — 5 — — Isles of Scilly 180.0 — — — 2 Kerrier 100.0 — 8 — — Penwith 450.0 — 8 — — Restormel 175.0 — 11 — — West Devon 55.0 6 — — — Torridge 150.0 — 6 — — South Hams 250.0 — — — 10 Bournemouth 125.0 5 — — — Christchurch 35.0 4 — — — East Dorset 200.0 — 10 — — Poole 120.0 — 5 — — West Dorset 500.0 — 12 — — Weymouth 220.0 — 25 — — Forest of Dean 200.0 10 — — — Stroud 200.0 — 5 — — Mendip 150.0 — 5 — — Taunton Deane 150.0 — 6 — — Kennet 120.0 — — — 8 North Wiltshire 300.0 — — 8 12 Salisbury 40.0 5 — — — Eastern Ipswich 400.0 16 15 — — Southend 30.0 — 7 — — Colchester 100.0 4 — — — St. Albans 200.0 — — — 25 Waveney 180.0 — — 11 — Tendring 25.0 12 — — — Luton 575–0 — — 8 20 South Norfolk 70.0 — — — 6 St. Edmundsbury 4.0 2 — — — Basildon 26.0 — — — 14 comprising (i) local authority dwellings refurbished, (ii) hostel places provided by local authorities, (iii) hostel places provided by housing associations and (iv) other dwellings or places provided by local authorities.
§ Mrs. RoeThe information requested is given in the table.
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Authority Bid £k Estimated additional units of accommodation Local authority dwellings refurbished Local authority hostel places Housing association hostel places Other Braintree 90.0 — 4 — — North Bedfordshire 183.0 16 — — 5 North West Manchester 2,860.0 40 — — 150 Bolton 488.0 52 26 — — Blackpool 160.0 — 68 — — Chester 145.0 5 — — — Stockport 130.0 7 — — — Tameside 161.0 8 — — — Bury 100.0 — — — 3 Hyndburn 71.0 15 — — — Lancaster 600.0 20 — — 40 Blackburn 75.0 — — 15 — Wigan 115.0 121 — — — Ribble Valley 91.3 — 10 — — Salford 638.3 60 — — 6 Carlisle 245.0 85 — — — Rossendale 354.0 — — — 30 Rochdale 160.7 5 — — 2 South East Reading 1,363.0 5 19 — 36 Slough 400.0 — — — 40 Wokingham 77.0 — — — 3 East Hampshire 130.0 — — — 5 New Forest 600.0 — 20 — 10 Rushmoor 240.0 — 8 — — Southampton 832.0 22 — — — Test Valley 455.0 — — — 15 Medina 500.0 — — — 15 South Wight 500.0 — — — 20 Ashford 450.0 — — — 9 Canterbury 36.0 — — — 27 Dartford 250.0 10 — — — Gillingham 135.0 4 — — — Gravesham 170.0 — — — 5 Maidstone 1,000.0 — — — 20 Rochester 780.0 — — — 12 Shepway 400.0 — — — 50 Thanet 600.0 12 — — — Oxford 2,500.0 51 — — — South Oxon 400.0 — — — 8 Vale of White Horse 350.0 — — — 10 Guildford 155.0 8 — — — Reigate 500.0 — — — 11 Brighton 3,225.0 — — — 77 Hastings 180.0 7 — — — Lewes 160.0 6 — — 6 Wealden 300.0 — — — — West Midlands Hereford 180.0 — — — 14 Malvern Hills 255.0 — — 6 — Worcester 496.0 — — — 15 Shrewsbury 80.0 20 — — — North Salop 32.0 — 10 — — South Salop 256.0 — — — 12 Wrekin 60.0 — — — 16 Stoke on Trent 100.0 20 — — — Tamworth 100.0 8 — — — Staffs Moorlands 375.0 — — — 10 Birmingham 2,950.0 96 187 — 4 Coventry 85.0 — 25 — — Dudley 200.0 20 — — — Walsall 430.0 42 — — — Yorks and Humberside Sheffield 800.0 40 7 — 12 Wakefield 149.0 6 — — — Kirklees 1,025.0 43 — — 6 Leeds 737.9 20 16 — 10 Barnsley 339.0 2 — — 17 Bradford 720.0 — — — 57
Authority Bidik Estimated additional units of accommodation Local authority dwellings refurbished Local authority hostel places Housing association hostel places Other Hull 325.0 — — — 13 Beverley 80.0 — — 6 — Harrogate 100.0 — — — 8 Scarborough 57.0 4 — — — Calderdale 63.5 — 6 — — East Midlands Derby 240.0 — 2 — 6 Corby 265.0 12 9 — — Bassetlaw 15.0 — — — 2 Boston 40.0 — — — 3 East Lindsey 50.0 3 — — — Mansfield 375.0 — 14 — 5 Nottingham 3,253.0 109 — — 226 Leicester 873.0 — 33 — 36 Harborough 40.0 — — — 1 London Brent 4,764.0 54 — — 160 Bromley 4,973.0 4 186 26 30 Camden 4,240.0 152 4 31 15 Ealing 3,563.0 70 98 29 42 Greenwich 2,774.0 203 — — 27 Hackney 4,165.0 464 — — — Hammersmith 3,829.0 34 41 — 106 Haringey 4,115.0 20 — — 105 Hillingdon 960.0 — — — 8 Islington 5,000.0 231 97 — 10 Kensington 545.0 — — 20 24 Lambeth 2,125.0 150 — 36 23 Lewisham 1,790.0 — 197 — 67 Newham 3,666.0 54 86 — 36 Southwark 3,831.0 167 9 — 29 Tower Hamlets 3,673.0 143 — — — Waltham Forest 4,280.0 60 — 62 14 Wandsworth 2,050.0 10 — — 36 Westminster 3,880.0 127 — — 94
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what criteria he used in selecting(a) which schemes should be approved for additional housing investment programme allocations; (b) which local authorities should receive additional housing investment programme allocations; and (c) what extra housing investment programme allocation each local authority should receive under the initiative he announced on 24 March to provide additional accommodation for the homeless.
§ Mrs. RoeIn making available the additional £28.1 million of resources announced in March to help homeless people we looked particularly at the number of households in bed-and-breakfast accommodation, and at the number of people councils were housing as homeless. Authorities made bids, and we responded to those which showed the greatest needs and had reasonable plans for meeting them. My right hon. Friend has since announced a further £21.1 million, which we are aiming to distribute in the same way.