§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made for each London borough of(a) the current year's capital expenditure, (b) the capital requirement for urgent repair and refurbishment and (c) capital spending required on new building to house all homeless people for which the authority is responsible. [4411]
§ Mr Raynsford[holding answer 23 June 1997]: Local authorities are allocated resources for capital investment in housing under the housing investment programme (HIP). A table showing allocations to London boroughs for 1997–98 is as follows. In addition local authorities received resources for capital expenditure on housing via the single regeneration budget and the capital challenge pilot and can also use their own resources, such as useable capital receipts.
As part of the HIP round local authorities are asked to submit expenditure plans and information on need for capital works. The relevant HIP forms for each authority for 1997–98 are available in the Library.
The Government are committed to increased investment through the capital receipts initiative, and has recently issued a consultation paper to all local authorities. Under this initiative local authorities will be expected to consider appropriate schemes to meet needs including the repair and refurbishment of existing stock and the provision of new homes to meet the needs of homeless households.
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1997–98 Housing investment programme allocations London Total housing investment allocations (£ thousand) Barking and Dagenham 4,975 Barnet 4,790 Bexley 2,639 Brent 10,932 Bromley 2,614 Camden 10,270 City of London 343 Croydon 8,477 Ealing 7,799 Enfield 5,895 Greenwich 10,491 Hackney 13,884 Hammersmith and Fulham 9,376
1997–98 Housing investment programme allocations London Total housing investment allocations (£ thousand) Haringey 10,405 Harrow 2,598 Havering 2,384 Hillingdon 5,999 Hounslow 5,134 Islington 9,996 Kensington and Chelsea 6,358 Kingston upon Thames 2,396 Lambeth 13,648 Lewisham 11,327 Merton 3,310 Newham 16,394 Redbridge 4,258 Richmond upon Thames 2,911 Southwark 13,661 Sutton 2,944 Tower Hamlets 9,777 Waltham Forest 6,432 Wandsworth 10,147 Westminster 10,274 London 242,837