To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes there are in Bournemouth; and how many there were in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003. (113702)

[holding answer 10 January 2007]: The numbers of social rent homes managed by local authorities and registered social landlords in Bournemouth as reported by Bournemouth local authority are tabulated as follows. Homes provided for social rent make up only part of the housing stock classified as affordable; the remainder are provided through low cost home ownership schemes. Between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 2006 an additional 283 affordable homes have been provided through a low cost home ownership scheme in Bournemouth.