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Housing: Hampshire

Volume 463: debated on Monday 3 September 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many council owned houses have been built for rent in each (a) district and (b) unitary council area in Hampshire since 1997. (147871)

There have been no reported local authority dwellings built in Hampshire local authorities and unitary authorities since 1997.

Between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 2006, the following units of affordable housing (social rent and intermediate (e.g. low cost home ownership)) were built or acquired by Registered Social Landlords on behalf of Hampshire local authorities and the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and Southampton.

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

Portsmouth UA

236

201

190

205

295

153

130

304

Southampton UA

296

330

231

280

160

317

257

301

301

Hampshire

1,612

1,361

991

913

1,058

949

1,602

1,396

1,219

Basingstoke and Deane

426

299

223

122

260

220

459

269

252

East Hampshire

160

68

131

105

118

61

256

131

86

Eastleigh

193

148

114

79

59

60

177

260

75

Fareham

55

103

67

111

58

44

31

63

8

Gosport

143

66

20

67

3

75

118

76

Hart

86

42

112

40

38

98

142

230

132

Havant

128

178

73

91

114

111

96

27

142

New Forest

155

170

144

152

210

63

119

76

145

Rushmoor

203

214

46

46

93

94

197

130

234

Test Valley

63

73

61

100

76

195

50

92

69

Source:

Statistical returns from local authorities, Housing Corporation