§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many people are on the housing waiting list of each local authority in Hampshire because they(a) are waiting for a transfer, (b) are homeless, (c) are waiting for elderly persons' accommodation and (d) live in unfit houses. [9402]
(2) how many people are on the housing waiting list in each local authority in the United Kingdom because they (a) are waiting for a transfer, (b) are homeless, (c) waiting for elderly persons accommodation and (d) live in unfit houses. [9688]
§ Mr. RaynsfordLocal authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing registers at 1 April each year in their annual housing investment programme—HIP1—returns. The latest available figures for the district councils in England and in Hampshire relate to the position on 1 April 1996 and are given in the 1996 "HIP1 All Items Print", a copy of which is in the Library.
These data do not include households on housing registers for transfer within an authority's stock, nor do they separately identify households who are homeless or are living in unfit houses. The information on households requiring specialised dwellings covers both the elderly and disabled.
For information about other parts of the United Kingdom, I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, for Wales and for Northern Ireland.