§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many former Greater London council homes, recently transferred to North British housing association, there are in(a) Somerset and (b) the south-west.
§ Mr. TrippierThere are 692 homes in the south-west owned by the North British Housing Association, of which 198 are in Somerset.
§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many tenants of formerly Greater London council-owned homes outside the former Greater London council area have acquired their homes through the right-to-buy legislation; and how many of these were in(a) Somerset and (b) the south-west.
§ Mr. TrippierA total of 99 sales of the seaside and country dwellings have been completed under the right-to-buy legislation. Figures by county are not immediately available for the 97 sales completed during the period when the GLC and LRB owned the portfolio. Of the two sales completed by the North British Housing Association, and the 28 applications it is progressing, none are in the south-west.
§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations he has received from tenants with special needs living in formerly Greater London council-owned properties outside the former Greater London council area; and what steps are taken to ensure that the interests of such tenants are protected.
§ Mr. TrippierNo specific representations regarding special needs have been received from tenants of the former GLC seaside and country dwellings. Periodically, the North British Housing Association receives requests from tenants for special adaptations. These are considered by the association in consultation with the local social services department and the occupational therapist to determine the appropriate action.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in theOfficial Report those local authorities which have over 24 per cent. of their total housing stock indicated in form HIP1 as being non sub-standard dwellings in need of renovation; and if he will give the percentage in each case.
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§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 8 November 1988]: The following 50 English housing authorities have reported in their 1988 housing investment programme returns that 24 per cent. or more of the total housing stock in their area at 1 April 1988 was non-substandard but in need of renovation.
Percentage Allerdale 24.4 Barking and Dagenham 24.5 Barrow-in-Furness 32.3 Birmingham 28.9 Blackburn 26.2 Bolton 33.8 Boston 25.2 Bournemouth 45.8 Brent 32.5 Burnley 24.4 Cleethorpes 29.5 Derwentside 30.0 Ealing 131.9 East Lindsey 24.2 Gateshead 34.6 Greenwich 28.2 Haringey 30.6 Hartlepool 29.1 Hounslow 25.9 Hyndburn 125.3 Ipswich 25.3 Kingston upon Hull 28.0 Lambeth 46.9 Langbaurgh-on-Tees 127.7 Leeds 36.5 Leicester 128.1 Newcastle upon Tyne 24.7 Newham 28.0 North Tyneside 43.7 Oswestry 137.8 Oxford 24.3 Pendle 39.2 Peterborough 24.9 Preston 33.4 Reading 25.6 Rochdale 36.6 Rossendale 54.0 Rushcliffe 50.7 Scunthorpe 29.0 Sedgefield 47.6 Sheffield 49.7 Shrewsbury and Atcham 34.3 St. Helens 134.7 Stoke-on-Trent 44.3 Sunderland 26.9 Tameside 36.1 Torridge 129.2 Tower Hamlets 134.2 Waltham Forest 28.5 West Lindsey 24.9 1 Denotes an incomplete estimate. Note: 107 authorities have not provided relevant estimates.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in theOfficial Report those local authorities in England whose total of housing classified as unfit together with those classified as fit but lacking in 189W basic amenities is over 6 per cent. of their total housing stock as recorded on form HIP 1; and if he will give the percentage in each case.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 8 November 1988]: The following 77 English housing authorities have reported in their 1988 housing investment programme returns that 6 per cent. or more of the total housing stock in their area at 1 April 1988 was either unfit, or fit but lacking in basic amenities:
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Percentage Allerdale 9.3 Babergh 6.8 Barking and Dagenham 15.7 Barnsley 9.3 Bath 18.5 Birmingham 11.4 Blackburn 14.7 Bolsover 16.7 Bolton 11.2 Brighton 8.3 Bristol 8.7 Burnley 6.6 Camden 9.7 Caradon 14.3 Carlisle 8.8 Carrick 8.9 Chorley 10.3 Cleethorpes 10.0 Dudley 16.7 Durham 7.9 East Staffordshire 8.8 Forest of Dean 111.3 Great Grimsby 9.5 Great Yarmouth 6.3 Hackney 11.5 Hammersmith and Fulham 113.5 Haringey 7.6 Hastings 8.4 Hyndburn 17.9 Ipswich 6.7 Islington 7.1 Kennet 8.2 Kensington and Chelsea 112.3 Kerrier 6.7 Kingston upon Hull 8.7 Lambeth 8.3 Leeds 11.3 Leicester 19.2 Macclesfield 6.2 Malvern Hills 11.1 Manchester 16.7 Mendip 12.6 Mid Suffolk 6.9 Newcastle upon Tyne 6.5 Newham 27.5 Oswestry 8.5 Oxford 6.4 Pendle 10.7 Penwith 9.6 Preston 8.2 Reading 8.7 Restormel 6.5 Richmond upon Thames 11.4 Rossendale 7.1 Rugby 113.3
Percentage Salford 7.2 Sandwell 112.6 South Herefordshire 13.9 South Holland 8.7 Southwark 20.4 St. Helens 14.5 Staffordshire Moorland 13.0 Stoke-on-Trent 13.7 Tameside 11.7 Taunton Deane 6.7 Teignbridge 17.7 Thurrock 9.4 Torridge 110.3 Tower Hamlets 6.8 Trafford 10.9 Walsall 7.6 Waltham Forest 9.6 Wandsworth 114.7 West Devon 19.0 Westminster 8.1 Wolverhampton 12.7 Wyre Forest 6.6 Note:
1 Denotes an incomplete estimate.
89 authorities have not provided relevant estimates.