Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been allocated by his Department for gap funding agreements; how his Department will evaluate the performance of registered social landlords in connection with provision of staged gap funding; how many gap funding agreements have been signed between his Department and registered social landlords.

Answer: Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how much has been allocated by his Department for gap funding agreements; [224797] (2) how his Department will evaluate the performance of registered social landlords in connection with provision of staged gap funding. [224798] (3) how many gap funding agreements have been signed between his Department and registered social landlords. [224799] Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has made £182 million available over the 2004 Spending Review period for gap funding agreements. One gap funding agreement has been signed to date between Shoreline Housing Partnership and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The agreement sets out a range of conditions to which the registered social landlord must adhere and requires that specific performance milestones are met to demonstrate eligibility for gap funding payments.

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