§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many houses have been built in(a) London, and (b) each county in the south of England in each year since 1997. [64372]
§ Mr. McNultyThe figures for the number of permanent dwellings completed since 1997 are given in the table. They are shown in the county structure of 1997 prior to local government restructure.
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House building: permanent dwellings completed Number of dwellings Region 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 London 13,074 12,898 12,704 12,962 14,564 South East Berkshire 2,207 2,604 2,292 2,564 2,288 Buckinghamshire 3,322 2,870 2,670 2,655 2,465 East Sussex 2,002 1,779 1,814 1,724 1,992 Hampshire 6,272 4,854 4,596 4,189 3,858 Isle of Wight 665 394 398 365 358 Kent 3,935 4,098 4,239 4,564 4,511
§ Mr. LeslieRecords are currently being checked by brigades to ascertain how many firefighters meet the detailed eligibility criteria for receipt of the Jubilee Medal. While there are 33,200 whole-time firefighters and 15,000 retained, we estimate that around 6,000 of these will not meet the criteria. There are approximately 1,500 control room staff none of whom will qualify for the award under the eligibility criteria set up by the Inter-departmental Steering Group established for this purpose.