Housing Need

HC Deb 07 January 2003 vol 397 c115W

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the level of housing need is in(a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK. [87938]

Mr. Jim McNulty

Local authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing register (excluding tenants awaiting a transfer) as at 1 April in their annual housing investment programme returns. The latest reported information, for 2002, is as followsCoventry City Council 7,104 West Midlands Government Office Region 95,000 England 1,093,300 For information about other parts of the United Kingdom, I refer my hon. Friend to my right hon. Friends the Members for Torfaen (Mr. Murphy), Airdrie and Shotts (Mrs Liddell) and Hamilton, North and Bellshill (Dr Reid).