§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many successful schemes have been initiated under the living-over-the-shop scheme; and how many of these have used the services of the living over the shop project at the university of York.
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§ Sir George YoungIn 1992–93, 269 new homes were created as a result of the Department's flats-over-shops programme. Of the 132 local authorities who received supplementary credit approvals in respect of this, only one has acknowledged any significant involvement with the living-over-the-shop project. It is of course possible that others may also have had some contact with the LOTS project. In addition, schemes financed by the Housing Corporation created 223 new housing units in 1992–93. Other schemes have also gone ahead using the owner's own resources and other funding mechanisms.