Council Housing: Standards

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2009, Official Report, column 1778W, on council housing: Crosby, how much funding has been allocated to Sefton Borough Council in 2008-09 to reduce the number of council homes that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard.

Mr. Iain Wright
No funding has been allocated to Sefton metropolitan borough council in 2008-09 to reduce the number of council homes that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard. The council transferred its stock to One Vision Housing (a Registered Social Landlord) under large scale voluntary transfer arrangements in October 2006).