§ Mr. Crausby:To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what impact he estimates the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October will have on the standard of housing in (a) South Norfolk and (b) Newton Abbot; [143744]
(2) how the Government will support the local authority in its bid to achieve the 2010 Decent Homes Standard if the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October is upheld and as a result South Norfolk's proposed transfer of houses to the South Norfolk Housing Partnership does not take place; [143745]
(3) how the Government will support the local authority in its bid to achieve the 2010 Decent Homes Standard if the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October is upheld and as a result Newton Abbot's proposed transfer of houses to the Teignbridge Housing Association does not take place; [143746]
(4) what impact he estimates the delay in the transfer of homes to the (a) South Norfolk Housing Partnership and (b) Teignbridge Housing Association will have on the local authority's short-to-medium term housing policy; [143747]
(5) what he estimates will be the delay to the transfer of housing stock to the (a) South Norfolk Housing Partnership and (b) Teignbridge Housing Association while the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October is considered. [143748]
§ Jim Dobbin:To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what assessment he has made of the impact of the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October on the standard of housing in (a) Bromsgrove, (b) Skipton, (c) Letchworth, (d) Maidstone and (e) Hereford, with particular reference to funds available to spend on housing stock; [144162]
(2) how the Government will support (a) Skipton, (b) Hereford, (c) Letchworth and (d) Bury St. Edmunds in their bids to achieve the 2010 Decent Homes Standard, following the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October; [144163]
(3) what assessment he has made of the impact of the delay in the transfer of homes to the (a) Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and (b) Maidstone Housing Trust on the local authority's short to medium term housing policy; [144164]
(4) what assessment he has made of the effect of the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October on (a) Skipton's, (b) Letchworth's, (c) Bury St. Edmunds' and (d) Hereford's ability to achieve the 2010 Decent Homes Standard: [144168]
747W(5) what he estimates will be the delay to the transfer of housing stock to the (a) Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and (b) Maidstone Housing Trust while the Inland Revenue's ruling of 24 October is considered. [144194]
§ Keith Hill:It will be for each local authority and registered social landlord to consider the implications on their local circumstances and in particular on their decent home delivery plan of the Inland Revenue's preliminary opinion. While there might be slight delays in any particular transfer it is unlikely this will impact on either the standard of housing or an authority's short-to-medium term housing policy.