§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what studies his Department is conducting into tenant satisfaction(a) in council housing, (b) in registered social landlord housing and (c) (i) before 1261W and (ii) after transfer in large scale voluntary transfers; and if he will publish the figures for tenant satisfaction. [162713]
§ Keith HillThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published data for tenant satisfaction(a) in council housing, (b) in registered social landlord housing and (c) (i) before and (ii) after transfer in large scale voluntary transfers.
The data has been derived from the Survey of English Housing and is available on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website.
The path to reach the Survey of English Housing section of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website for data on tenant satisfaction in (a) council housing and (b) registered social landlord housing is:
Home>Housing>Housing research>Housing surveys>Survey of English Housing>Live tables>Satisfaction with landlord>Tables
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Large scale voluntary transfers since 1999 Local Authority Ballot turnout percentage In favour percentage Against percentage Percentage in favour as a proportion of those eligible to vote Percentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote Allerdale BC 76 93 7 71 5 Allerdale BC Salterbeck 76 96 4 73 3 Amber Valley BC 72 57 43 41 31 Barnsley 84 48 52 40 44 Bath and North East Somerset C 71 58 42 41 30 Birmingham 66 33 67 22 44 Birmingham C Central Areas 64 62 38 40 24 Blackburn with Darwen BC 62 85 15 53 9 Boston BC 76 60 40 46 30 Bradford—Thorpe Edge 84 38 62 32 52 Bromsgrove 68 68 32 46 22 Burnley BC 75 91 9 68 7 Calderdale MBC 62 68 32 42 20 Cambridge 72 40 61 28 44 Carlisle CC 67 52 48 35 32 Chelmsford BC 78 56 44 44 35 Cherwell 73 59 41 43 30 Chester CC 69 67 33 46 23 Chichester DC 74 81 19 60 14 City of Bradford 66 62 38 41 25 Copeland 60 78 22 47 13 County of Herefordshire C 73 58 42 42 31 Coventry CC 58 55 45 32 26 Craven DC 80 76 24 60 19 Crewe and Nantwich BC 73 65 35 47 26 Derbyshire Dales 715 69 31 53 23 Dudley 70 44 56 31 39 Ealing Havelock 78 48 52 37 41 East Hertfordshire DC 76 78 22 59 16 East Hertfordshire DC 73 75 25 55 18 East Lindsey DC 85 60 40 51 34 East Northamptonshire DC 75 92 8 69 6 East Staffordshire BC 66 78 23 51 15 Elmbridge BC 73 66 34 48 25 Erewash BC 71 75 25 53 18 Fareham 77 50 50 38 39 Fenland 72 36 64 26 46 Forest Heath 72 58 42 42 30 Forest of Dean DC 74 69 31 51 23 Fylde BC 75 74 26 56 20 Hartlepool 70 75 25 53 18 Horsham DC 74 63 37 46 27 Huntingdon DC 63 75 25 47 16 The path to reach the Survey of English Housing section of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website for data on tenant satisfaction in (i) before and (ii) after transfer in large scale voluntary transfers is:
Home>Housing>Housing research>Housing surveys>Survey of English Housing>Live tables>Social renters>Tables S407, S408 and S455.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many tenants' ballots on housing transfer have been held since 1999; where each ballot was held (1) what percentage of tenants voted; and what the percentage(a) for and (b) against (i) large scale voluntary transfer and (ii) arm's length management organisation was in each case; [162767]
(2) what percentage of tenants voted in each of the ballots on large scale voluntary transfer and arm's length management since 1999; and in each case, what the percentage voting in favour was as a proportion of the total number of tenants eligible. [162934]
§ Keith HillThere have been 133 tenants ballots for transfer and 25 tenants ballots for Arms Length Management (ALMO) since 1999. Details are tabled.
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Large scale voluntary transfers since 1999 Local Authority Ballot turnout percentage In favour percentage Against percentage Percentage in favour as a proportion of as a proportion of those eligible to vote Percentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote Knowsley MBC 59 74 26 44 15 LB Enfield 78 82 18 64 14 LB Greenwich Charlton Triangle 76 84 16 64 12 LB Hackney Upper Clapton 76 66 34 50 26 LB Hackney Sheltered Stock 91 70 30 64 27 LB Hackney Haggerston 80 59 41 47 33 LB Hackney Morningside 73 63 37 46 27 LB Hackney Kings Crescent 85 79 21 67 18 LB Hackney Pembury Estate 79 83 17 66 13 LB Hackney Stamford Hill 83 60 40 50 33 LB Hammersmith and Fulham Old Oak 83 83 17 69 14 LB Harrow 78 75 25 58 20 LB Islington Ten Estates 78 80 20 62 16 LB Islington Barnsbury 73 83 17 61 12 LB Lambeth Central Stockwell 68 71 29 48 20 LB Lambeth St. Martins 67 78 22 52 15 LB Richmond 64 64 36 41 23 LB Tower Hamlets Poplar I 73 75 25 55 18 LB Tower Hamlets THCH 67 52 49 34 32 LB Waltham Forest 65 62 38 40 25 Lewisham 51 30 70 15 35 Liverpool CC Pinehurst 91 67 33 61 30 Liverpool CC Eastern Fringe (Central) 66 88 12 58 8 Liverpool CC Eastern Fringe (South) 68 79 21 54 14 Liverpool CC Eastern Fringe (North) 65 66 34 43 22 Liverpool CC Speke Garston 78 85 15 66 12 Liverpool Kensington 67 61 39 41 26 Maidstone BC 70 61 39 43 27 Manchester CC Darnhill 85 92 8 78 7 Manchester CC (Colshaw Farm) 87 97 3 84 3 Manchester CC (East Manchester) 76 90 10 68 8 Manchester CC Handforth Estate 87 92 8 80 7 Manchester CC Langley Estate 76 90 10 68 7 Manchester CC Sale Estate 82 93 7 76 5 Manchester CC Whitefield Estate 87 95 5 83 4 Manchester CC East Wythenshawe 80 90 10 72 8 Mendip DC 74 65 35 48 26 Merton 66 49 52 32 34 Mid-Bedfordshire DC 73 51 49 37 36 Middlesbrough 60 77 23 46 14 Newcastle Under Lyme BC 74 75 25 56 19 North Devon DC 76 72 28 55 21 North Hertfordshire DC 69 60 40 41 28 Nuneaton and Bedworth 70 40 60 28 42 Oldham MBC Fitton Hill 61 83 17 51 10 Oldham MBC Limeside (Hollins/The Avenues) 71 87 13 62 9 Peterborough 64 82 19 52 12 Preston BC Avenham 82 91 9 75 7 Purbeck 79 70 30 55 24 Redcar and Cleveland BC 71 89 11 63 8 Reigate and Banstead BC 74 80 20 59 15 Restormel BC 80 84 16 67 12 Rushcliffe BC 80 52 48 42 38 Scarborough BC 80 72 28 57 23 Shrewsbury and Atcham BC 75 65 35 49 26 South Bedfordshire 72 28 72 20 52 South Hams DC 82 81 19 66 16 South Norfolk 78 68 32 53 25 South Somerset DC 77 50 50 39 39 Southend on Sea 68 49 51 34 35 Southwark Aylesbury Estate 76 27 73 20 55 St. Edmundsbury 74 71 29 53 21
Large scale voluntary transfers since 1999 Local Authority Ballot turnout percentage In favour percentage Against percentage Percentage in favour as a proportion of those eligible to vote Percentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote St. Helens MBC 70 84 16 59 12 Staffordshire Moorlands DC 75 66 34 50 26 Stockport 65 45 55 29 36 Stroud 77 22 78 17 60 Sunderland CC 73 88 12 64 9 Tameside 69 62 38 43 26 Tameside West Ashton 75 64 36 48 27 Tameside MBC 69 64 36 44 25 Teignbridge 81 65 36 52 29 Telford and Wrekin C 74 79 21 58 16 Test Valley BC 73 69 31 50 22 Tollington 71 37 63 26 44 Torbay BC 77 72 28 56 22 Tower Hamlets-Poplar 74 44 56 33 41 Tynedale DC 77 80 20 62 15 Vale Royal BC 72 85 15 61 11 Walsall MBC (Majority of Stock) 71 71 29 50 21 Walsall MBC (Tenant Managed Stock) 63 74 26 47 16 Waverley 78 43 57 34 44 West Devon BC 79 81 19 64 15 West Lindsey DD 77 79 21 61 16 West Oxfordshire DC 77 66 34 51 26 West Wiltshire DC 77 66 34 51 26 Weymouth and Portland C 76 72 28 55 21 Worcester 72 75 25 54 18 Worthing BC 76 69 31 52 24 Wycombe 69 48 52 33 35 Wyre Forest DC 66 80 20 53 13
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ALMO Ballots—complete list at 22 March 2004 Local Authority Turnout percentage In favour as percentage of votes Against as percentage of votes Percentage in favour as a proportion of those eligible to vote Percentage against as a proportion of those eligible to vote ALMO Round 1 Derby 48 88 12 42 6 Hounslow 35 83 17 29 6 Kirklees 47 81 19 38 9 Rochdale 46 90 10 '41 5 Stockton-on-Tees 44 93 7 41 3 ALMO Round 2 Barnsley 25 57 43 14 11 Carrick 61 96 4 59 2 Colchester 57 76 24 43 14 Leeds—East 35 83 17 29 6 Leeds—North East 41 88 12 36 5 Leeds—North West 42 89 11 37 5 Leeds—South 39 91 9 35 4 Leeds—South East 40 88 12 35 5 Leeds—West 38 90 10 34 4 Waltham Forest 49 85 15 42 7 ALMO Round 3 Camden 30 23 77 7 23 High Peak 60 98 2 59 1 Islington 27 85 15 23 4 Sheffield: Brightside and Shiregreen 42 78 22 33 9 Sheffield: Central Area 47 87 13 41 6 South Lakeland 65 88 12 57 8 ALMO Round 4—bids Hammersmith and Fulham 40 81 19 32 8 Sheffield: Hillsborough, Nether Thorpe 45 87 13 39 6 Sheffield: Westfield, Hackenthorpe 43 89 11 38 5 Sheffield: Parson Cross, Foxhill, Longley 38 94 6 36 2