To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many council houses are vacant in Milton Keynes. (112207)

Milton Keynes district council reported a total of 210 vacant council dwellings at 1 April 2006.

These figures are based on all vacancies, including those of less than six months and are as reported by each district as at 1 April 2006 through the Housing Strategy Statistical Return (HSSA).

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans English Partnerships has for developing pilot schemes for community land trusts in Milton Keynes. (112209)

English Partnerships is considering the case for a community land trust pilot scheme on a former hospital site at Cashes Green, Stroud. Evidence from this and other developing community land trusts will demonstrate whether they can be applied more widely.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new homes English Partnerships expects to be built east of the M1 motorway within the bounds of Milton Keynes Unitary Authority by 2031, broken down by estimated year of completion and location. (112262)

[holding answer 29 January 2007]: The level of housing to be provided will be established by the South East Regional Spatial Strategy and the relevant local development frameworks. The South East Regional Strategy is currently undergoing an Examination in Public.

English Partnerships works in partnership with the relevant local authority to deliver schemes in accordance with local development frameworks. The only current English Partnerships project in the Milton Keynes Unitary Authority Area to the east of the Ml is on Renny Lodge, a former hospital site in Newport Pagnall where construction of 68 homes are under way.