Audit Commission (Hansard, 4 June 2003)

§ Mr. Pickles
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many mobile phones or pagers owned by the Audit Commission have been lost by its staff since 1997. [115501]

§ Mr. Leslie
Information on the numbers of Audit Commission-owned mobile phones and pagers which have been lost or stolen is not available prior to 2001–02; since then the Commission has maintained a register to record all lost items, and no mobile phones or pagers have yet been recorded as lost.

§ Mr. Pickles
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many times Audit Commission staff have travelled abroad at public expense since 1997; what countries they visited; and what the total cost of each visit was. [115503]

§ Mr. Leslie
Information on the number of visits abroad by Audit Commission staff and the cost of each visit is not collected separately. Foreign travel is seldom undertaken by Commission staff. When it is, it is only for specific Audit Commission business purposes. Most

Homeless households housed by local authorities in Bed and Breakfast accommodation (including shared facility annexes) as at 31 December 2002

All households Households with dependent children

Total (in April 2001) Homeless in bed and breakfast Rate per thousand Total (in April 2001) Homeless in bed and breakfast¹ Rate per thousand

North East 1,066,000 90 0.08 318,000 20 0.06

NorthWest 2,813,000 70 0.02 856,000 20 0.02

Yorkshire and the Humber 2,065,000 410 0.20 618,000 100 0.16

East Midlands 1,732,000 190 0.11 514,000 100 0.19

West Midlands 2,154,000 80 0.04 662,000 40 0.06

East 2,232,000 750 0.34 654,000 320 0.49

London² 3,016,000 8,140 2.70 873,000 3,950 4.52

South East² 3,287,000 1,340 0.41 960,000 560 0.58

South West² 2,086,000 1,550 0.74 570,000 640 1.12

England 20,451,000 12,620 0.62 6,023,000 5,740 0.95

¹ The count of homeless households also includes those with an expectant mother, but no dependent children.

² As figures for homeless households in B&B have been updated to reflect late returns and revisions, they differ very slightly from those published in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 's Statistical Release (Supplementary Tables) of 13 March 2003.

Source:
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister PIE housing activity return (quarterly); 2001 Census
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overseas travel is undertaken at the request and at the expense of host organisations who are keen for the Commission to share its knowledge and experience, mainly through conferences and symposiums.

Homeless households housed by local authorities in Bed and Breakfast accommodation (including shared facility annexes) as at 31 December 2002
	All households	Households with dependent children
	Total (in April 2001)	Homeless in bed and breakfast	Rate per thousand	Total (in April 2001)	Homeless in bed and breakfast¹	Rate per thousand
North East	1,066,000	90	0.08	318,000	20	0.06
NorthWest	2,813,000	70	0.02	856,000	20	0.02
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,065,000	410	0.20	618,000	100	0.16
East Midlands	1,732,000	190	0.11	514,000	100	0.19
West Midlands	2,154,000	80	0.04	662,000	40	0.06
East	2,232,000	750	0.34	654,000	320	0.49
London²	3,016,000	8,140	2.70	873,000	3,950	4.52
South East²	3,287,000	1,340	0.41	960,000	560	0.58
South West²	2,086,000	1,550	0.74	570,000	640	1.12
England	20,451,000	12,620	0.62	6,023,000	5,740	0.95
¹ The count of homeless households also includes those with an expectant mother, but no dependent children.
² As figures for homeless households in B&B have been updated to reflect late returns and revisions, they differ very slightly from those published in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 's Statistical Release (Supplementary Tables) of 13 March 2003.