§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has on the number of(a) council tenants, (b) housing association tenants, (c) tenants of private landlords and (d) owner-occupiers who are living in accommodation which contains (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three or more bedrooms more than are needed for their own household requirements, in (a) England and Wales and (b) each local authority area in Greater London.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe latest available estimates for England and Greater London are as follows:
Households with more bedrooms than the bedroom standard 1993–94 Number of bedrooms more than bedroom standard Tenure One 000,s Two 000,s Three or more 000,s England Council tenants 1,260 470 20 Housing association tenants 180 40 — Private tenants 690 300 50 Owner occupiers 5,450 4,300 980 All tenures 7,570 5,110 1,040 Greater London Council tenants 140 50 — Housing association tenants 30 10 — Private tenants 100 30 — Owner occupiers 580 460 100 All tenures 860 550 110 — indicates less than 5,000. These figures are from the 1993–94 Survey of English Housing and are subject to sampling error. The sample is not large enough to provide estimates for individual local authorities.Comparable figures for England and Wales are not readily available.
§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what evidence he has on the extent of under-occupancy by tenants of(a) local authorities, (b) housing associations and (c) private landlords receiving housing benefit;
(2) what information he has on the number of tenants receiving housing benefit who are occupying accommodation which contains (a) one, (b) two and (c) three or more bedrooms more than are required by members of their household (i) in Great Britain, (ii) in England and Wales and (iii) in each local authority area in Greater London.
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§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe latest available estimates for England and Greater London are as follows:
Households receiving housing benefit and having more bedrooms than the bedroom standard 1993–94 Number of bedrooms more than bedroom standard Tenure One 000's Two 000's Three or more 000's England Council tenants 750 280 10 Housing association tenants 100 20 — Private tenants 220 70 — All tenants 1,070 370 10 Greater London Council tenants 100 40 — Housing association tenants 10 — — Private tenants 40 10 — All tenants 150 50 — — indicates less than 5,000 These figures are from the 1993–94 Survey of English Housing and are subject to sampling error. The sample is not large enough to provide estimates for individual local authorities. Comparable figures for Great Britain and for England and Wales are not readily available.