§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many council dwellings were built in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available. [37299]
§ Ms KeebleThe figures for the number of council dwellings built over the past 10 years are given in the table together with the new build in the first nine months of 2001–02.
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Local authority new building: England Year Number of dwellings 1991–92 7,001 1992–93 2,381 1993–94 1,431 1994–95 853 1995–96 752 1996–97 451 1997–98 323 1998–99 194 1999–2000 102 2000–01 717 2001–021 94 1 Provisional estimate for April 2001 to December 2002.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions further to his answer of 29 January 2002,Official Report, column 140, on housing associations, if he will publish his assessment of the value for money of house construction by housing associations and councils, indicating in both cases the allowance made for housing benefit and other associated benefit costs. [37738]
§ Ms KeebleWe generally expect house construction by housing associations to offer better value for money for the taxpayer than construction by councils, owing to the greater ability of housing associations to draw on private sources of funding.