§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many Homebuy loans were made in each local authority area in London in 2003–04. [178691]
§ Keith HillA total of 1,061 home purchases were completed with Homebuy loans, funded by the Housing Corporation through its Approved Development Programme, in London in 2003–04. The following table shows a breakdown of the total by local authority area.
Local authority Number Barking and Dagenham 38 Barnet 27 Bexley 48 Brent 21 Bromley 57 Camden 3 Croydon 61 Ealing 42 Enfield 57 Greenwich 91 Hackney 23 Hammersmith and Fulham 12 Haringey 41 Harrow 13 Havering 36 Hillingdon 52 Hounslow 34 Islington 16 Kensington and Chelsea 3 Kingston upon Thames 27 Lambeth 20 Lewisham 46 Merton 25 Newham 24 Redbridge 41 Richmond upon Thames 10 Southwark 17 Sutton 51 Tower Hamlets 15 Waltham Forest 71 Wandsworth 29 Westminster 10 Total 1,061
§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many Homebuy loans were made to(a) those in social housing, (b) those on housing waiting lists and (c) key workers in London in 2003–04. [178732]
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§ Keith Hill1,061 home purchases with Homebuy loans were completed in London during 2003–04. From a Housing Corporation survey, CORE Sales, at least 211 of these Homebuy loans were given to tenants in social housing and at least 59 to people on housing waiting lists. The Housing Corporation's investment system shows that over 400 of the loans were made to key workers in London.