HC Deb 12 February 1991 vol 185 cc429-30W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council homes are owned by Tandridge district council, east Surrey; and what percentage is vacant.

Sir George Young

The number of council-owned dwellings reported by Tandridge district council in its April 1990 housing investment programme return—HIP1 —was 3,567, of which some 2 per cent. or, 72, were vacant.

Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the change in the level of registered homeless persons in Tandridge district, east Surrey, in the last 12 months.

Sir George Young

Local authorities report each quarter the number of households for which they accepted responsibility to secure accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1985.

There has been no significant change in the number of households accepted as homeless by Tandridge district council over the 12 months to September 1990.

The latest reported figures for individual local authorities, including those for Tandridge district, appear in a table of "Households found accommodation under the homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act: England. Results for the third quarter 1990. Supplementary Tables".

Copies of this document and those for previous quarters are in the Library.