HC Deb 27 January 1993 vol 217 cc770-1W
Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of housing starts in Hampshire in each year since 1987 by(a) local authorities, (b) housing associations and (c) private companies.

Mr. Baldry

Estimates of housebuilding starts by sector for each local authority area in Hampshire are shown in the publication "Local Housing Statistics". Figures for 1987 to 1991 are shown in tables 1(c) to 1(g) of the October 1992 edition—issue number 103. A copy of this publication is in the Library.

Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many households were accepted as homeless and in priority need in each Hampshire district council area in each year since 1987.

Mr. Baldry

Local authorities in England report the number of households they accept as homeless and in priority need in their annual housing investment programme (HIP1) returns.

The available information for individual authorities in Hampshire for 1987, 1988 and 1989 are in column CIB of the "HIP1 All Items Prints" for those years, for 1990 and 1991 in column C2D1 of the "HIP1 All Items Prints" for those years and for 1992 in column C2A1 of the "1992 HIP1 All Items Print".

Copies of all documents are in the Library.

£ per week including services
Fair rents Assured tenancies
Actual prices £ 1989 prices £ Actual prices £ 1989 prices £
1987 26.96 30.48 n/a n/a
1988 26.81 28.89 n/a n/a
1989 32.28 32.28 n/a n/a
1990 33.79 30.87 39.91 36.46
1991 39.33 33.94 45.29 39.08
19921 41.71 34.79 50.46 42.09

Source: Fair rents; DOE Rent Officers' Statistics.

Assured tenancies; National Federation of Housing.

Associations CORE data base.

1 January—September.

Mr. Denham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the average level of local authority rents in Hampshire in each of the years 1987 to 1992 expressed in(a) actual prices and (b) 1987 prices.

Mr. Baldry

Information for Hampshire is as follows:

Average weekly unrebated local authority rents (£ per week)
In April: Actual prices £ 1987 prices £
1987 19.63 19.63
1988 21.18 20.38
1989 23.18 20.65
1990 26.61 21.65
1991 30.66 23.45
1992 33.89 24.86