To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2007, Official Report, column 1354W, on housing, what proportion of the allocation to social housing in the Chelmsford local authority area was given to families and individuals who were resident outside the Chelmsford local authority area prior to an offer of housing being made (a) in 2006-07 and (b) so far in 2007-08; (145968)

[holding answer 28 June 2007]: The information regarding the proportion of the allocation to social housing in the Chelmsford local authority arc given to families and individuals resident outside the Chelmsford local authority area is not collected centrally.

The answer collated on 21 May 2007, Official Report, column 1096W, on council housing transfers, was answered by Communities and Local Government and reflected the availability of information from centrally collected data.

The answer collated on 19 January 2007, Official Report, column 1354W, on housing, was answered by the Government Office for the East of England, who contacted Chelmsford local authority directly for this information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what meetings she has had with Ministers from the devolved administrations to discuss housing in the UK. (147375)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 July 2007, Official Report, column 1425W.