§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether planning authorities are obliged to take into account relevant sections of the Human Rights Act 1998 before reaching conclusions on planning matters; and if he will make a statement. [67639]
§ Mr. McNultyThe introduction of the Human Rights Act means that all public authorities, including central Government and local authorities, must act compatibly with rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. In planning this means that decision makers at all levels in the planning process must consider what impact
Homeless households in bed and breakfast accommodation1 provided by London boroughs. and housing benefit costs Number of households reported as at 31 March 2002 Housing benefit subsidy 2000–01 (£) Number of household days provided during 2000–01 Average housing benefit subsidy per household 2000–01 (£ per week) Barking and Dagenham 19 0 395 0.00 Barnet 154 4,318,364 91,447 330.56 Bexley 50 394,360 25,753 107.19 Brent 631 3,133,652 172,715 127.00 Bromley 104 905,376 46,426 136.51 Camden 157 1,984,626 103,295 134.49 Corporation of London 7 216,857 14,058 107.98 Croydon 539 2— 2— 2— Ealing 619 1,649,055 106,626 108.26 Enfield 188 2— 2— 2— Greenwich 21 0 0 0.00 Hackney 155 2— 2— 2— Hammersmith and Fulham 549 1,885,236 121,910 108.25 Haringey 166 7,566,028 319,956 165.53 Harrow 9 845,092 56,552 104.61 Havering 0 2— 2— 2— Hillingdon 481 2,522,971 87,500 201.84 Hounslow 310 1,135,275 64,350 123.50 Islington 94 2,283,611 61,262 260.93 Kensington and Chelsea 436 5,171,930 3— 3— Kingston-upon-Thames 8 149,106 7,886 132.35 Lambeth 353 0 3— 0.00 Lewisham 0 0 0 0.00 Merton 57 239,853 14,112 118.97 Newham 782 3,078,413 187,706 114.80 Redbridge 267 1,773,346 96,360 128.82 Richmond-upon-Thames 77 2— 2— 2— Southwark 233 1,261,741 83,783 105.42 Sutton 46 541,947 32,322 117.37 Tower Hamlets 341 2,568,636 65,731 273.55 Waltham Forest 91 3— 3— 3— Wandsworth 445 1,421,638 70,733 140.69 Westminster 851 5,503,102 385,436 99.94 1"Bed and breakfast" includes hotel annexe-style accommodation with shared facilities. Cases include those accommodated pending completion of inquiries prior to a decision, and any households found to be intentionally homeless being housed for a limited period only. 2Denotes non-response to the survey 3Denotes data not available Note:
Average subsidy is derived from the aggregate reported housing benefit subsidy and the total number of nights provision.
Sources:
ODPM quarterly PIE housing returns; GLA monthly homelessness survey. CIPFA Homelessness Statistics 2000–01 Actuals annual survey.