Starter Home Initiative (Hansard, 5 February 2002)

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how the building land for the Starter Home Initiative is being sourced. [32656]

§ Ms Keeble
The majority of Starter Home Initiative assistance will help key workers to purchase an existing dwelling. Beyond this, scheme providers will obtain building land from purchases from the private sector, local authorities and other public bodies.

§ Chris Grayling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people in the Epsom and Ewell constituency have benefited from the Starter Home Initiative for key workers; and what the(a) average and (b) total amount granted is. [32654]

§ Ms Keeble
The Starter Home Initiative allocations announced on 6 September 2001 included a Surrey-wide scheme, including Epsom and Ewell constituency, to help 398 key workers and in addition a dedicated scheme for Epsom and Ewell covering seven key workers. The grant that has been allocated to these two schemes over the three years 2001–02 to 2003–04 averages £17,605 per person.
Bidding guidance for the Starter Home Initiative Equity Loan scheme, announced on 16 January 2002, proposed help for a further 79 key workers across Surrey.