HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 cc594-5W
Ms Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total number of homes which have been developed on sites owned by the London Docklands development corporation, broken down by borough; how many of the homes in each borough have been for housing association development for rent and how many for shared ownership; what has been the total subsidy made by the London Docklands development corporation to social housing development in each borough in the urban development area in each year, since its inception, and what is the projected subsidy for the next three years; and what is the future role of the London Docklands development corporation in terms of social housing development.

Sir Paul Beresford

The information is given in the tables:

By local authority Number
Homes completed in the UDA
Newham 4.639
Southwark 6,310
Tower Hamlets 6,511
Total 17,460
Housing association homes by tenure Rent
Newham 1.618
Southwark I .469
Tower Hamlets 922
Total 4.009
Shared Ownership
Newham 229
Southwark 256
Tower Hamlets 225
Total 710

Total Social Housing Subsidy (including refurbishment of Local Authority dwellings). Br Year and Local Authority (projected to )997–98)
£million
LBN LBTH LBS
1981–82 0.001
1982–83 0.062 0.328
1983–84 0.712 0 379
1984–85 0.305
1985–86 0.121 0.093
1986–87 0.489 0.068 1.137
1987–88 0.301 0.353 1.601
1988–89 2.764 0.028 4.746
1989–90 0.282 0.055 1.461
1990–91 20.726 10.880 4.885
1991–92 6.262 5.321 1.879
1992–93 2.264 5.411 0.556
1993–94 1.261 4.227 0.035
1994–95 0.011 2.847 0.600
1995–96 0.950 2.323 0.900
1996–97 1.500 0.037
1997–98 1.000
Totals 39.010 31.550 18.600

Note:

In addition. the LDDC spent £90 million to provide 568 socially rented dwellings for the Limehouse link rehousing scheme.

LDDC Strategy

The corporation's continuing strategy is to secure a range of new housing for all sections of the community.

Social housing packages currently planned in partnership with the Housing Corporation, local authorities, housing associations and developers include: 100 dwellings for rent, shared ownership and self-build on five sites in the Isle of Dogs 230 dwellings for rent as part of phase I of the west Silvertown urban village; 60 dwellings within phase 2.