§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of public sector employees are in accommodation designated for key workers; and if he will make a statement. [187327]
§ Keith HillThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not collect information about the proportion of public sector employees that are in accommodation designated for key workers. Information is, however, collected about the public sector employees given assistance with affordable housing through the following schemes:
Capital (£ million) Revenue (£ million) Total (£ million) Average number of properties
Average spend (£) 1997–98 2,557,000 9,241,851 11,798,851 15,272 773 1998–99 4,027,000 8,812,889 12,839,889 14,965 858 1999–2000 3,444,000 9,931,275 13,375,275 14,779 905 2000–01 6,519,000 9,241,717 15,760,717 14,439 1,092 2001–02 7,593,000 8,480,604 16,073,604 13,999 1,148 2002–03 7,956,000 9,752,773 17,708,773 13,568 1,305 2003–04 8,931,000 9,354,808 18,285,808 13,077 1,398 Total 41,027,000 64,815,916 105,842,916 — —
§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of council-owned homes are directly run by the council. [187329]
§ Keith HillThe stock of local authority housing in England is currently about 2.3 million. Of this stock, about 575,000 dwellings are currently managed by Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) and about 4,500 dwellings are managed as part of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes Therefore about three quarters of the stock is directly run by local authorities.