To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many houses in multiple occupation there were in the Peterborough City Council area in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. (144096)

[holding answer 19 June 2007]: The number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in local authority areas has been collected by the Department through the Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) since 2001. The Department does not hold data on the number of HMOs in local authority areas prior to this date. The following table details the number of HMOs in the city of Peterborough since 2001.