§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many units of social housing have been built in the Portsmouth City Council area in each of the last five years. [27546]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe table shows figures of housebuilding completions (i.e. new build only) as reported to the Department by Portsmouth City Council and the National House Building Council:
Portsmouth City Council: Social housing new build: Completions Numbers of dwellings Registered Social Landlords: Housing associations Local authority 1993 69 0 1994 164 0 1995 127 0 1996 67 0 1997 0 0
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many properties formerly owned by Government Departments have been made available to(a) the council and (b) housing associations in the Portsmouth City Council area. [27551]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people are on the housing waiting list of the Portsmouth City Council; and what were the equivalent figures at the same time in each of the last five years. [27552]
§ Mr. RaynsfordLocal authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing register/waiting list (excluding existing tenants awaiting a transfer) at 1 April each year in their annual Housing Investment Programme (HIP1) returns. The data reported by Portsmouth City Council for 1997 and the previous 5 years are as follows:
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- 1992: 4,089
- 1993: 3,828
- 1994: 3,524
- 1995: 3,604
- 1996: 3,952
- 1997: 4,504.
Local authorities have different practices for compiling and managing their housing register/waiting lists which mean that simple comparisons between authorities can be misleading. Authorities compilation practices may change and this can also affect comparisons over time.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people are on the housing transfer list of the Portsmouth City Council; and what were the equivalent figures at the same time in each of the last five years. [27897]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe information requested is not collected centrally.