§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 29 January 2002,Official Report, column 172W, on rural housing, what representations he has received on the (a) proposals for a tariff in rural areas and (b) level of such a tariff. [54804]
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§ Ms KeebleWe have received over 500 responses to our consultation on reforming planning obligations. In the consultation we have proposed that planning obligations should take the form of a standardised tariff, set through the local plan process, and to include a contribution towards affordable housing. This could apply in rural as well as urban areas. The consultation document proposes that tariffs would be set by local authorities, subject to safeguards
We are now in the process of analysing these responses, and expect to publish a policy statement setting out the way forward in the summer.
Housing capital improvements in the London borough of Redbridge £million 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Housing investment programme1 2.335 1.421 1.729 5.930 3.260 3.753 Capital receipts initiative 0.889 2.275 2.081 — — — Cash incentive scheme 0.171 0.158 — — — — Major repairs allowance — — — — 4.483 4.036 Estate action2 0.592 0.934 0.257 — — — Disabled facilities grant 0.488 0.851 0.663 0.663 0.747 0.750 Approved development plan3 3.749 4.761 3.699 3.612 4.876 19.285 1 Basic Housing ACG 2Expenditure relates to a single estate action project on the Triptree Estate in Barkingside, which received a total of £4.748m in Estate Action funding from 1993–94 to 1999–2000. 3 Allocated by the Housing Corporation to registered social landlords.