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Written question asked by Boris Johnson (Conservative) on Monday, 19 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 November 2007. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Friday, 1 February 2008 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Key Worker Living Scheme: Police

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many police officers lived in key worker housing in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 2001.
Answer

Information on members of the police service who occupied key worker housing in (b) London and (c) each London borough in each year since 2001 is not held centrally and can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.In England 3,213 members of the police service have been provided with housing assistance through the Starter Home Initiative (April 2001-March 2004) and the Key Worker Living programme (March 2004-October 2007), for which a breakdown is shown as follows

Number
2001-02 10
2002-03 255
2003-04 1,048
2004-05 384
2005-06 857
2006-07 505
2007-08 154
Total 3,213

In London 1,661 members of the police service have been provided with housing assistance through the Starter Home Initiative (April 2001-March 2004) and the Key Worker Living programme (March 2004-October 2007). A detailed breakdown by year is not held centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
471 c693W; 166924
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Housing Police Key worker living scheme
Link
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