HC Deb 14 March 2001 vol 364 c633W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the planned capital investment in council and registered social landlord new building in the 2000–01 financial year. [153698]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

Planned capital investment in new development of housing stock by registered social landlords (RSLs) in 2000–01 funded through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme amounts to approximately £619 million. This is expected to lever in a further £656 million of private finance. Provision of new building by local authorities planned through the Housing Revenue Account amounts to £55 million and through Local Authority Social Housing Grant to £174.9 million in 2000–01.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many dwellings were completed in each London borough(a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in 2001 to date, broken down into (i) private residential, (ii) private rented, (iii) registered social landlords and (iv) local authorities. [153696]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

The available figures have been deposited in the Library.