HC Deb 16 February 1989 vol 147 cc378-9W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list his initial housing investment programme allocations to local authorities in(a) inner London, (b) outer London, (c) the south-east outside London, (d) East Anglia, (e) the south-west, (f) the east midlands, (g) the west midlands, (h) Yorkshire and Humberside, (i) the north, (j) the north-west and (k) England as a whole for (1) 1989–90, (2) 1987–88, (3) 1985–86, (4) 1983–84, (5) 1981–82 and (6) 1979–80 at constant 1989–90 prices.

Mr. Trippier

A table giving the information requested has been laid in the Library. Since 1981–82 local authorities have been able to supplement their allocations by expenditure financed from capital receipts. Nationally, two thirds of local authorities spending power on housing in 1989–90 is expected to come from capital receipts.

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the number of local authority dwellings let through the national mobility scheme and for London's other schemes(a) in total and (b) to homeless households between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1988, in (i) Greater London, (ii) in metropolitan areas, (iii) in non-metropolitan areas in the south-east, (iv) in all non-metropolitan areas and (v) in England as a whole;

(2) what was (a) the total number of households and (b) the number of homeless households taking up nominations made between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1988 by local authorities to secure housing association or new town tenancies in (i) Greater London, (ii) other metropolitan areas, (iii) in non-metropolitan areas in the south-east, (iv) in all non-metropolitan areas and (v) in England as a whole;

(3) what was (a) the total number of homeless households and (b) the number of homeless households in priority need for whom local authorities accepted responsibility between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1988, for securing accommodation in (i) Greater London, (ii) in other metropolitan areas, (iii) in non-metropolitan areas in the south-east, (iv) in all non-metropolitan areas and (v) in England as a whole;

(4) how many local authority dwellings were (a) vacant and available for letting on 1 April 1987 and (b) became available for letting between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1988 (i) through new build, (ii) through acquisition, modernisation or conversion, (iii) through other means, including vacation by existing tenants in (a) Greater London, (b) in other metropolitan areas, (c) in non-metropolitan areas in the south-east, (d) in all non-metropolitan areas and (e) England as a whole;

(5) what is the number of local authority dwellings let to new tenants as secure tenancies (a) in total and (b) to homeless households between 1 April 1987 and 31 March 1988 in (i) Greater London, (ii) in metropolitan areas outside London, (iii) in non-metropolitan areas in the south-east, (iv) in all non-metropolitan areas and (v) in England as a whole.

Mr. Trippier

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave him yesterday.