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Housing

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of households in (a) owner-occupier, (b) private rented and (c) social rented accommodation was estimated to be overcrowded in (i) England and (ii) each English region in (A) 1997 and (B) 2008. (304515)

The following table provides estimates of the percentage of households that were overcrowded by tenure for each English region and for England for 1996-97 (three-year average 1994-95 to 1996-97). Estimates for 2007-08 (three-year average 2005-06 to 2007-08) are available in table 1.15 of “Housing in England 2007-08”, which is available on the Department’s website at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/pdf/1346249.pdf

A three-year average is used due to small sample sizes. Estimates are based on data from the Survey of English Housing and overcrowding is defined according to the bedroom standard.

Rate of overcrowding by tenure and region1, 1994-95 to 1996-97

Percentage of households overcrowded

Average 1994-95 to 1996-97

Owner occupiers

Social renters

Private renters

All tenures

North East

1.7

2.4

4.4

2.1

North West

2.2

4.6

3.2

2.8

Yorks and Humber

1.5

2.8

3.2

2.0

East Midlands

1.5

4.0

2.0

2.1

West Midlands

2.5

4.2

2.0

2.8

East

1.1

3.7

1.3

1.6

London

3.0

9.9

5.3

5.3

South East

1.0

4.5

2.8

1.8

South West

0.8

4.2

1.9

1.5

England

1.7

4.9

3.1

2.6

1 Due to small sample sizes a three-year average is used.

Source:

Survey of English Housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the terms are of the agreement between the Homes and Communities Agency and the South East England Development Agency on the establishment of a special purpose vehicle. (307849)

No formal approach has been made to either CLG, BIS or HM Treasury by SEEDA or the HCA on a proposal to create a special purpose vehicle. Any such vehicle would need ministerial approval before commencing.