Housing: Hertfordshire Mike Penning To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years; (2) how many homes for social rent have been built in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. Mr. Ian Austin Information on new homes built for social rent and affordable housing is not available by constituency. The following table shows the number of new affordable homes built in Dacorum local authority and Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. ------------------------------------------------------- | |2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| ------------------------------------------------------- |Dacorum |140 |20 |20 |120 |190 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire|860 |690 |760 |1,540 |1,110 | ------------------------------------------------------- The following table shows the number of new social rented homes built in Dacorum local authority and Hertfordshire in each of the last five years. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2003-04|2004-05|2005-06|2006-07|2007-08| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dacorum |110 |0 |10 |50 |100 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |760 |550 |530 |890 |620 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Source:Homes and Communities Agency investment Management System (IMS), and local authority returns to CLG. Figures have been rounded to nearest 10 units.| | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not all social rented and affordable housing is provided by new build completions, as some supply can come from acquisitions. For example, in 2007-08, a total of 210 additional affordable homes were provided in Dacorum (new build and acquisitions), and 1,310 additional affordable homes were provided in Hertfordshire (new build and acquisitions).