HC Deb 27 February 2003 vol 400 cc716-7W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new homes have been built since 1997; where they are located; and what proportion(a) are council houses and (b) have been transferred to housing associations. [98461]

Mr. McNulty

Table 1 shows how many new homes have been built in each region since 1997–98 and what proportion were council houses. Table 2 shows the number of Large Scale Voluntary Transfers of local authority stock and an estimate of the total number of dwellings transferred. It is not possible to provide data on what proportion of new homes have been transferred.

Mr. Pickles

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the link between housing land shortages and the house price increase of the late 1990s; and if he will make a statement. [98864]

Mr. McNulty

In developing Sustainable Communities: building for the future, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister officials have taken note of a range of evidence concerning potential imbalances between housing supply and demand.