§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how many staff were employed by HOMES for each year from 1993; [71678]
(2) what was the total cost of HOMES for each year from 1993. [71677]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe cost to DOE, now the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions—of HOMES and the number of staff HOMES has employed since 1993 are as shown in the following table.
Financial year Total HOMES expenditure (£) DOE/DETR grant (£) Average number of staff employed 1993–94 2,271,224 1,667,067 35 1994–95 2,201,070 1,646,000 40 1995–96 2,088,727 1,672,900 40 1996–97 2,075,138 1,975,138 45 1997–98 2,457,485 1,593,997 52 1998–99 12,183,223 1,535,063 48 1 Forecast Source:
Apart from 1998–99, figures derived from HOMES published accounts.
63WHOMES also generate their own income and have received some smaller amounts of grant support from other Departments and the Housing Corporation during this period.