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That this House welcomes the publication of the report of the Co-operative Commission entitled, 'the co-operative advantage'; recognises that Co-operative principles are highly relevant to society in an age of unprecedented changes and notes the recommendations of the report, which provides a framework for the successful development in the future...

Primary sponsor

Doug Naysmith (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

8 February 2001

Reference

315; 315A1

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on his Department's discussions with the Housing Corporation with regard to co-operative housing; if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on co-operative housing. - Inc figure.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 January 2001

For answer on

26 January 2001

Answered on

26 January 2001

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if he will make a statement on his Department's discussions with the Housing Corporation with regard to co-operative housing. [147539] (2) if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on co-operative housing. [147538] Mr. Robert Ainsworth: Resident empowerment is at the core of the Government's policies for social housing. We want to bring choice, self-reliance and responsibility to social tenants by giving them a direct stake in managing their own homes. Tenants should be encouraged to explore and to choose from a range of options including tenant management and, where the circumstances are right, developing a resident controlled organisation, including housing co-operatives. Local authorities have a vital role to play in promoting resident control as part of their housing strategies. Stock transfers, in particular, provide an opportunity for tenant management and control. All housing transfer landlords have at least one-third tenant members on their governing bodies. Where tenants want it, a resident controlled registered social landlord can take on local authority stock. We want to encourage more tenants to think about the opportunities for taking on ownership and management of their homes in stock transfers. We would expect new landlords to honour existing arrangements for resident control and to support its development in the stock they take on. Officials in my Department and from the Housing Corporation are in regular and close contact to ensure that we have a joined up approach that gives maximum benefit to residents.

Date

26 January 2001

Reference

361 c740W;361 c742W; 147539;147538

House

House of Commons

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