§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the cost, at current prices in pounds per dwelling, of major repairs to council housing stock(a) by local authority, (b) by region and (c) nationally in each of the last five years. [89584]
§ Mr. RaynsfordA copy of the data available has been placed in the Library. The tables show the average expenditure per council dwelling receiving major renovation work (repairs and improvements costing more than £500 per dwelling) in each local authority, region and nationally. Every year, about 22 per cent. of council owned dwellings receive renovation work costing at least £500.
Figures are presented for the years for which data are available centrally (1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98), at 1997–98 price levels. This information was not collected centrally before 1995–96.
These figures are submitted to the Department by local authorities as part of the annual Housing Investment Programme round. Some local authorities did not supply detailed information of their expenditure on capital works. 530W Such LAs are excluded from this analysis: they have been removed from the LA listings and are not included in regional and national averages.
Differences in average expenditure between regions do not only reflect different quantities of work completed, but also the significant variations in the costs of carrying out the same work in different regions.
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the amount of(a) average management and maintenance allowances, (b) guideline rents and (c) the difference between (a) and (b) in pounds per dwelling per week and in thousands of pounds per annum, (i) for each local authority in England, (ii) for each region and (iii) nationally for 1998–99 and 1999–2000. [89585]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe information requested has been placed in the Library of the House.