§ Ms BuckTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list(a) the number of council housing stock option appraisals signed off by the Government to date and (b) the number of these which have involved (i) retention of the stock, (ii) transfer of the stock to a registered social landlord, (iii) delegation to an arm's length management organisation and (iv) mixed solutions, (c) the number of local authorities that have submitted an options appraisal which has not yet been signed off and (d) the number of authorities that have not yet submitted an appraisal to be signed off in (A) London and (B) England. [178472]
§ Keith HillLocal authorities were only required to have signed off option appraisals from April 2003. Prior to that date 157 local authorities had already opted for transfer or Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) of which 11 are in London.
The table as follows shows the position regarding the sign-off requirement as of 9 June 2004, as reported by Government Offices for the Regions
England (including London) London (a) Total number. of OAs signed off 27 2 (b)(i) Number of these that have involved retention 13 Nil (b)(ii) Number of these that have involved transfer 13 Nil (b)(iii) Number of these that have involved ALMO 10 2 (b)(iv) Number of these that have involved mixed solutions 2 Nil (c) Number of LAs that have submitted an options appraisal without sign off as of 9 June 04 6 1 (d) Number of LAs that have not yet submitted an options appraisal as of 9 June 2004 164 19