HC Deb 22 January 2004 vol 416 cc1462-3W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many deaths from house fires there were in the United Kingdom in 2003. [148841]

Mr. Raynsford

The latest information available is for the calendar year 2002. The provisional UK figure for the number of deaths in dwelling fires in that period is 443. Of the 443 deaths in dwelling fires reported to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister by Fire and Rescue Services in the UK in 2002, 364 were in accidental dwelling fires. This was 71 fewer than in 2001. Deaths in dwelling fires are now 21 per cent. below the level reported in 1997, and are the lowest on record

£ million
2001–02 2002–03
ADP LASHG ADP LASHG
London 341.5 112.5 423.9 119.9
South East 93.5 140.9 113.1 186.2
South West 51.1 58.2 62.4 68.3
East 51.6 58.7 62.5 15.2
East Midlands 34.4 12.7 39.5 72.4
West Midlands 58.5 15.2 64.6 19.6
Yorkshire & Humberside 47.7 3.3 49.2 6.2
North East 23.2 0.5 22.4 0.8
North West 51.6 7.0 57.5 7.5
Merseyside 21.4 1.4 24.8 3.0
Total 774.6 410.4 919.9 499.2

Source:

Housing Corporation

Ms Oona King

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many social housing units were built with social housing grants by(a) the Housing Corporation, (b) local authorities and (c) registered social landlords without public subsidy, in each year since 1990. [149405]

Financial year Number of social housing units built

or otherwise acquired by RSLs with

public subsidy

Column A

 Number of social units built by Las

with public subsidy

Column B

 Number of units built by RSLs

without public subsidy

Column C
1991–2 29,525 7,113 N/a
1992–3 68,192 2,579 1,126
1993–4 64,834 1,451 1,137
1994–5 70,720 853 815
1995–6 69,397 757 1,964
1996–7 53,840 451 1,449
1997–8 49,258 323 2,434
1998–9 43,141 194 2,200
1999–2000 34,373 102 2,964
2000–1 31,339 389 3,495
2001–2 30,605 80 3,699
2002–3 31,074 271 2,995

Notes:

1. The figures in column A relate to the number of social dwellings acquired by RSLs with public subsidy—including new build. Separate figures on RSL new build are not available.

2. The types of dwellings shown include self-contained dwellings and bedspaces.

Data Sources:

Column A: Housing Corporation Stewardship Reports, Approved Development Programme, Local Authority Sponsored Programme,

Revenue Grants & Voted Expenditure

Column B: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, P2 returns from Local Authorities

Column C: Housing Corporation, Regulatory and Statistical Return

Ms Oona King

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he intends to publish(a) Table S127 (A1.24) Difference from the Bedroom Standard by Tenure, (b) Table S132 (A1.29) Trends in Difference from the Bedroom Standard 1984 to 2001–02 and (c) Table S140 (A9.6) Difference from the Bedroom Standard by Government Office Region from the Survey of English Housing 2001–02. [149406]

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