To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by his Department on the English House Condition Survey in 2008-09. (316816)

Expenditure on the English Housing Survey in 2008-09 was £4,737,821 which includes the cost of household interviews, surveyor training, property inspections and the Department’s expenditure on the Survey.

Further information about the EHCS, including annual reports, can be found at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/ehcs

Further information about the EHS can be found at:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/englishhousingsurvey