§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will make a statement on the resources available to meet the Government's target of bringing social housing up to a decent standard by 2010, and of achieving one third of the target by 2004; [146836]
(2) what estimate he has made of the cost of bringing social housing up to a decent standard. [146834]
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1999–2000 figures £million Authority Primary education SSA Secondary education SSA Primary education net current expenditure1 Secondary education net current expenditure1 Greater London City of London 0.541 0.030 1.136 0.060 Camden 29.653 35.789 33.388 39.805 Greenwich 54.220 50.127 59.039 49.348 Hackney 48.693 35.981 58.176 29.869 Hammersmith and Fulham 24.814 23.972 28.544 26.939 Islington 42.498 33.265 44.153 29.795 Kensington and Chelsea 17.420 12.748 23.895 15.230 Lambeth 54.036 35.279 56.661 27.354 Lewisham 58.465 46.899 60.869 47.333 Southwark 60.335 42.789 70.798 39.807 Tower Hamlets 60.756 60.509 59.653 57.263 Wandsworth 41.746 35.173 46.555 33.770 Westminster 24.575 26.647 31.379 28.184 Barking and Dagenham 36.966 33.039 43.487 34.382 Barnet 53.310 56.035 62.778 64.201 Bexley 44.252 45.219 47.265 44.512 Brent 51.488 45.779 57.369 47.397 Bromley 50.555 51.840 55.235 55.317 Croydon 65.682 54.694 69.505 44.995 Ealing 57.007 48.225 63.574 46.546 Enfield 56.843 57.463 62.830 62.827 Haringey 50.404 39.085 60.580 42.019 Harrow 37.163 33.970 49.160 26.834 Havering 42.624 43.876 45.232 46.040 Hillingdon 46.587 42.839 49.481 48.807 Hounslow 40.749 45.261 49.036 48.123 Kingston upon Thames 21.900 21.287 24.754 23.688 Merton 29.370 26.775 34.843 22.674 Newham 70.180 64.557 74.578 57.675 Redbridge 46.053 48.383 49.740 54.268 Richmond upon Thames 23.252 23.131 27.409 22.292 Sutton 30.673 34.605 33.955 36.861 Waltham Forest 50.480 44.416 58.748 41.937 Metropolitan Districts Bolton 51.086 50.659 60.280 50.519 Bury 31.763 32.439 34.917 32.065 Manchester 94.322 82.912 96.170 73.862 Oldham 45.806 48.934 54.254 47.063 Rochdale 43.238 40.147 45.338 39.346
Mr. Robert AinsworthThe backlog of renovation and improvement work required to the council housing stock in England is estimated to be around £19 billion. This backlog will be addressed through a combination of increased investment in council stock and, where it has the support of tenants, transfer to a Registered Social Landlord (RSL). Last year's Spending Review announced significant increases in resources for the next three years provided to local authorities for housing investment, including £460 million for arms length companies and £760 million for council housing PFI schemes, and funds to support transfer of up to 600,000 dwellings over the period. The total resources for 2003–04 will be more than £2.9 billion, three times the amount provided in 1997–98.