To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent on building new affordable homes for rent in the most recent period for which figures are available; how many homes were built in each of the last 15 years; and how many are planned to be built in each of the next three years. (157727)

In 2006-07 the Housing Corporation spent over £1.4 billion on the provision of social rented homes through their affordable housing programme.

The following table shows the number of additional social rented homes provided between 1991-92 and 2006-07 through Housing Corporation investment and other sources such as local authorities and Section 106 agreements without grant. These figures include homes provided through both new build and acquisition and refurbishment.

We have a target to deliver 30,000 social rented homes in 2007-08, of which the Housing Corporation is expected to provide 28,000.

Our recent Housing Green Paper announced, on 23 July, that we are increasing the supply of new affordable housing in England to at least 70,000 homes a year by 2010-11 of which 45,000 homes will be for social rent. This will be supported by an investment in affordable housing of £8 billion over the next three years, initially through the Housing Corporation and then through the new homes and communities agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the social housing waiting list of Peterborough city council was on 1 October in each year since 1997. (160803)

Information is not collected as at 1 October. Local authorities in England report the numbers of households on their housing waiting list as at 1 April in their annual Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix returns.

I refer the hon. member to the answer I gave him on 8 October 2007, Official Report, columns 5-52W.