HC Deb 07 November 2002 vol 392 cc608-12W
Mr. Pickles

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many applications have been approved under the Starter Homes Initiative since its introduction, broken down by local authority area. [79679]

Mr. McNulty

As at 31 October 2002, some 1240 key workers had purchased homes under the Starter Home Initiative who would otherwise have been unable to afford to do so. The table below, shows by local authority area in which they are employed and by key worker group, the number of key workers that have benefited so far through the Starter Home Initiative.

Local authority area in which key worker is employed Key worker group Number of key workers that have purchased homes under the Initiative
Round 1 funding1
Ashford Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Ashford Teacher 2
Aylesbury Vale Police 3
Aylesbury Vale Teacher 3
Barking and Dagenham Teacher 3
Barnet Teacher 1
Basildon Teacher 5
Basingstoke and Deane Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Bedford Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Bexley Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Bexley Teacher 22
Bournemouth Nurse/Hlth Wkr 14
Bournemouth Teacher 5
Bracknell Forest Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Bracknell Forest Police 2
Bracknell Forest Teacher 5
Brain tree Teacher 3
Brent Teacher 10
Brighton and Hove Nurse/Hlth Wkr 9
Brighton and Hove Other3 1
Brighton and Hove Teacher 3
Bristol Nurse/Hlth Wkr 6
Bristol Teacher 3
Bromley Nurse/Hlth Wkr 11
Bromley Teacher 22
Cambridge Nurse/Hlth Wkr 11
Cambridge Other 1
Cambridge Police 3
Cambridge Teacher 8
Camden Nurse/Hlth Wkr 18
Camden Teacher 9
Canterbury Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Canterbury Teacher 2
Cherwell Other 2
Cherwell Police 2
Cherwell Teacher 4
Chichester Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Chichester Other 1
Chichester Teacher 1
Chiltern Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Chiltern Teacher 2
Christchurch Teacher 1
Cotswold Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Cotswold Teacher 2
Crawley Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Crawley Teacher 1
Croydon Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Croydon Teacher 23
Dartford Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Dartford Teacher 1
Ealing Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Ealing Teacher 11
East Hampshire Teacher 2
Eastbourne Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Eastbourne Other 1
Eastbourne Teacher 4
Eastleigh Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Eastleigh Police 2
Elmbridge Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1

Local authority area in which key worker is employed Key worker group Number of key workers that have purchased homes under the Initiative
Elmbridge Police 1
Elmbridge Teacher 7
Enfield Teacher 1
Epsom and Ewell Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Epsom and Ewell Teacher 3
Gravesham Teacher 1
Greenwich Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Greenwich Teacher 19
Guildford Nurse/Hlth Wkr 6
Guildford Police 4
Guildford Teacher 6
Hackney Nurse/Hlth Wkr 16
Hackney Teacher 2
Hammersmith and Fulham Nurse/Hlth Wkr 33
Hammersmith and Fulham Other 2
Hammersmith and Fulham Police 2
Hammersmith and Fulham Teacher 9
Haringey Teacher 2
Harlow Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Harlow Teacher 2
Harrow Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Harrow Other 1
Harrow Teacher 5
Hart Teacher 6
Hastings Other 1
Hastings Teacher 1
Havant Police 3
Havant Teacher 3
Havering Teacher 3
Hertsmere Police 1
Hillingdon Nurse/Hlth Wkr 7
Hillingdon Teacher 10
Horsham Teacher 4
Hounslow Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Hounslow Teacher 10
Islington Police 1
Kensington and Chelsea Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Kensington and Chelsea Police 2
Kensington and Chelsea Teacher 5
Kingston upon Thames Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Kingston upon Thames Teacher 10
Lambeth Nurse/Hlth Wkr 31
Lambeth Teacher 9
Lewes Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Lewisham Nurse/Hlth Wkr 13
Lewisham Police 3
Lewisham Teacher 32
Maidstone Nurse/Hlth Wkr 8
Maidstone Teacher 2
Merton Police 1
Merton Teacher 8
Mid Sussex Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Mid Sussex Teacher 3
Mole Valley Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Mole Valley Other 1
Newham Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Newham Teacher 19
North Hertfordshire Teacher 1
Oxford Nurse/Hlth Wkr 17
Oxford Police 7
Oxford Teacher 9
Reading Nurse/Hlth Wkr 13
Reading Other 4
Reading Police 6
Reading Teacher 5
Redbridge Teacher 13
Reigate and Banstead Nurse/Hlth Wkr 19
Reigate and Banstead Other 4
Reigate and Banstead Teacher 7
Richmond upon Thames Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2

Local authority area in which key worker is employed Key worker group Number of key workers that have purchased homes under the Initiative
Richmond upon Thames Teacher 5
Rother Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Rother Teacher 1
Runnymede Nurse/Hlth Wkr 15
Runnymede Teacher 13
Rushmoor Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Rushmoor Police 1
Rushmoor Teacher 6
Slough Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Slough Police 3
Slough Teacher 7
South Gloucestershire Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
South Gloucestershire Teacher 4
South Oxfordshire Other 1
South Oxfordshire Police 4
South Oxfordshire Teacher 8
Southampton Nurse/Hlth Wkr 23
Southampton Teacher 13
Southwark Nurse/Hlth Wkr 22
Southwark Teacher 23
Spelthorne Other 3
Spelthorne Teacher 8
St Albans Other 1
St Albans Police 1
St Albans Teacher 1
Stevenage Police 2
Stevenage Teacher 1
Surrey Heath Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Surrey Heath Teacher 6
Sutton Nurse/Hlth Wkr 5
Sutton Teacher 17
Swindon Nurse/Hlth Wkr 7
Swindon Teacher 12
Tandridge Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Tandridge Police 1
Tandridge Teacher 3
Test Valley Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Test Valley Teacher 1
Tonbridge and Malling Teacher 4
Tower Hamlets Teacher 11
Tunbridge Wells Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Tunbridge Wells Teacher 3
Vale of White Horse Teacher 2
Waltham Forest Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Waltham Forest Teacher 11
Wandsworth Nurse/Hlth Wkr 7
Wandsworth Police 1
Wandsworth Teacher 18
Watford Nurse/Hlth Wkr 4
Watford Police 6
Waverley Nurse/Hlth Wkr 6
Waverley Other 1
Waverley Teacher 15
Wealden Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
Wealden Police 1
Wealden Teacher 1
Welwyn Hatfield Police 2
Westminster Nurse/Hlth Wkr 16
Westminster Police 3
Westminster Teacher 11
Winchester Nurse/Hlth Wkr 10
Winchester Police 3
Winchester Teacher 53
Woking Nurse/Hlth Wkr 2
Woking Other 1
Woking Teacher 9
Wokingham Nurse/Hlth Wkr 3
Wokingham Other 1
Wokingham Police 4
Wokingham Teacher 15

Local authority area in which key worker is employed Key worker group Number of key workers that have purchased homes under the Initiative
Wycombe Nurse/Hlth Wkr 8
Wycombe Teacher 3
Sub-total Round 1 1228
Round 2 funding2
East Hampshire Police 3
Guildford Teacher 1
North Hertfordshire Teacher 1
Rugby Teacher 1
Salisbury Nurse/Hlth Wkr 1
The Medway Towns Teacher 1
Three Rivers Teacher 1
Thurrock Teacher 1
Warwick Teacher 2
Watford Teacher 1
West Wiltshire Teacher 2
Sub-total Round 2 15
Total Rounds 1 and 2 1243
Notes:
1 Round 1 funding was allocated in September 2001
2 Round 2 £10,000 equity loan scheme funding was allocated to help key workers in housing hot spots outside London in May 2002
3 Other key workers being helped under the Initiative are social workers, care workers, fire fighters, transport workers and occupational therapists.

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