§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made at 2002–03 prices of(a) the
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2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 North East 48,118 175,552 71,998 37,608 46,470 Yorkshire & Humber 107,662 84,721 76,174 57,732 64,675 East Midlands 120,856 74,441 122,541 84,556 54,721 East 213,366 118,771 160,950 98,758 106,412 London 411,002 423,441 343,059 220,531 239,621 South East 123,936 246,904 245,199 146,451 160,849 South West 64,378 109,344 127,067 199,148 94,088 national total and (b) totals broken down by Government Office region for the investment required to (i) meet the Decent Homes Standard for council tenants' homes and (ii) clear the backlog of housing investment in council tenants' homes, broken down into (A) repairs and (B) improvements. [79864]
§ Mr. McNultyWe estimate that at April 2001 there was a backlog of capital works in the council housing sector totalling about £20 billion at 2002 prices—£10.5 billion for repairs and £9.5 billion for improvements. About £16.5 billion of this relates to works within the decent home standard and £3.5 billion for works outside the standard (eg environment improvements, security works etc).
These estimates are based on the 1996 English House Condition Survey, rolled forward to give a 2001 position. Regional estimates of the total backlog, based on applying the regional distribution from local authority Housing Revenue Account Business Plans to this national total, are given in the table.
GO Region Estimated Backlog at 2001 (2002 Prices) Cost (£mn) % of Total North East 1,300 6% North West 3,100 16% Yorkshire and the Humber 2,700 14% East Midlands 1,200 6% West Midlands 2,500 12% East of England 1,100 5% London 6,100 31% South East 1,200 6% South West 900 5% England total £20,000 100% Note:
Components may not sum to total due to rounding
The 2001 English House Condition Survey will provide more up-to-date estimates early in the New Year.