Housing (Hansard, 16 September 2004)

§ Llew Smith
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the cost of bringing hard to heat homes in the current housing stock up to standards described in his programme for decent homes. [188613]

§ Keith Hill
The Government and their partners are exploring the most effective means of improving the energy efficiency of hard-to-heat homes in different circumstances, for example where gas supplies are not available or where construction precludes the installation of traditional cost-effective insulation measures. This work is being pursued in the wider context of progress against the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy.

§ Hugh Bayley
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new(a) social rented and(b) affordable homes have been provided in York in each year since 1997. [188948]

§ Keith Hill
The number of new registered social landlord dwellings for rent and low cost home ownership dwellings that have been built within York, as reported by the Housing Corporation, are tabled as follows:

Registered social
landlord dwellings
for rent
Low cost home
ownership
dwellings¹

1997–98 101 14

1998–99 0 0

1999–2000 155 6

2000–01 119 28

2001–02 50 3

2002–03 29 1

2003–04 35 12

¹May include some refurbishment of existing dwellings

	Registered social landlord dwellings for rent	Low cost home ownership dwellings¹
1997–98	101	14
1998–99	0	0
1999–2000	155	6
2000–01	119	28
2001–02	50	3
2002–03	29	1
2003–04	35	12
¹May include some refurbishment of existing dwellings