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To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the estimated (a) total budget, (b) departmental funding and (c) cost to his Department of the (i) Property Consultative Group, (ii) Home Buying and Selling Forum, (iii) Central Stakeholder Group, (iv) Building Regulations Advisory Committee and (v) Home Ownership Task Force are for...

Asked by

Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

424 c1168-9W;424 c1177-8W; 187564

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 2nd February 2004, 417 c739W, on the Home Ownership Task Force, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Department's discussions with the Housing Corporation on the Home Ownership Task Force's recommendation of greater transparency in...

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

424 c322-3W; 185257

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) total budget, (b) departmental funding and (c) internal costs to his Department were of the Home Ownership Task Force in financial years (i) 2002-2003 and (ii) 2003-2004; what the (a) total administration and (b) staff costs were for the Home Ownership...

Asked by

Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 April 2004

Reference

420 c1141W; 169111;169112

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the (a) total budget, (b) funding from his Department, (c) administration budget and (d) staff cost to his Department of (i) Regional Housing Boards, (ii) the Buildings Regulations Advisory Committee, (iii) the Community Housing Task Force and (iv) the Home Ownership Task Force...

Asked by

Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2004

For answer on

31 March 2004

Answered on

31 March 2004

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the (a) total budget, (b) funding from his Department, (c) administration budget and (d) staff cost to his Department of (i) Regional Housing Boards, (ii) the Buildings Regulations Advisory Committee, (iii) the Community Housing Task Force and (iv) the Home Ownership Task Force were in financial years (A) 2002-03 and (B) 2003-04; and if he will make a statement on the (1) current and (2) future work of each body. [163639] Keith Hill: The information requested is as follows: (i) Regional Housing Boards (a-d) There were no identifiable budgets for the Regional Housing Board. (1) The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister received the first Strategies in July 2003 and accepted the broad thrust of the Boards' recommendations for 2004-05 and 2005-06. (2) Each Board has been asked to develop their Strategy with a view to producing an updated version in early 2005 in order to advise Ministers on how allocations for 2006-07 and 2007-08 should be made. One of the recommendations in the Barker Review was that Regional Housing Boards and Regional Planning Bodies be merged. The Government intend consulting with key stakeholders to consider how these bodies can be merged, and will come forward with proposals by the summer with a view to implementing them in 2005. (ii) The Building Regulations Advisory Committee (a-d) The Building Regulations Advisory Committee do not receive Government funding other than the internal costs to the Office of sponsoring this body. (1) The Building Regulations Advisory Committee was set up under the Building Act 1984 to advise the Secretary of State on the exercise of his power to make building regulations, and on other subjects connected with building regulations. It is currently assisting the Office with reviews of a number of parts the building regulations, including a review of Part B (Fire Safety) and Part C (Conservation of fuel and power). (2) In the coming year, the Committee will be assisting with new studies, including one on the potential for action through the building regulations to promote economy in the use of water and a review of the application to dwellings of Part M (Access to and use of buildings). (iii) The Community Housing Task Force (a-d) The administrative budget for the Community Housing Task Force for 2002-03 was £1,064,200 of which £568,800 were staff costs. For 2003-04 the administrative budget was £927,600 of which £620,600 were staff costs. (1) The Community Housing Task Force is working with 165 local authorities, their tenants and broader stakeholders providing support, advice and building capacity to enable delivery of robust Option Appraisals by July 2005. The Government Offices for the Regions are responsible for assessing and signing off the Options Appraisals submitted. The Options Appraisal process sets out how local stock owning housing authorities together with their tenants will deliver Decent Homes by 2010 considering the various stock investment routes available to them. (2) No change is envisaged in the Community Housing Taskforce's key role in working with local authorities and tenants in delivering decent homes. However, to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the joint working between the Taskforce and Government Offices, the Department is currently considering integrating the Taskforce within the Government Office network. (iv) Home Ownership Task Force (a-d) The Office provided no direct funding specifically for the Home Ownership Task Force. However, in 2003-04 staff costs of £13,000 were incurred by ODPM in servicing the secretariat. (1) The Home Ownership Task Force was established by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister in the Sustainable Communities Plan to look at the whole range of programmes aimed at helping social tenants and others into home ownership. The Task Force's work is now complete and its final report "A home of my own" was published on 13 November 2003. Copies of the report and executive summary are available on the Housing Corporation's website at www. housingcorp.gov.uk.

Date

31 March 2004

Reference

419 c1498-9W;419 c1500-1W; 163639

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Advisory Group on Home Buying Taskforce (a) last met and (b) produced its last report; and when he expects it to be wound up. - Inc fact that report available at www.housingcorp.gov.uk. (Printed on 23.02.2004 in Bound Volume 418 c330W).

Asked by

Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1223W;418 (Not in Bound Volume); 155800

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

155800; 418 (Not in Daily Part);418 c330W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made since the report of the Home Ownership Task Force of the case for requiring the Housing Corporation (a) to set benchmark rents for shared ownership properties and (b) to monitor the performance of registered social landlords against these.

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 February 2004

Reference

417 c739-40W;417 c739W; 152021

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made since the report of the Home Ownership Task Force of introducing (a) low tranche (below 25 per cent.) shared ownership schemes and (b) lower tranche (below 75 per cent.) Homebuy schemes.

Asked by

Baroness King of Bow (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 February 2004

Reference

417 c739W; 152020

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when the Home Ownership Task Force will report on the range of programmes helping people into home ownership. - Inc ref to The Home Ownership Task Force's report 'A Home of My Own', copies in Library.

Asked by

Martin Linton (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 December 2003

Reference

141311; 415 c168W

House

House of Commons

Rooker, RtHonLord

Lords statement on when the task force to examine all programmes to support sustainable home ownership as announced in 'Sustainable Communities: building for the future' will meet. [HL 2175].

Asked by

Baroness Thornton (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 2003

Reference

HL 2175; 646 c19-20WA

House

House of Lords

Written statement on the Home Ownership Task Force and announcement of the publication of 'Equity shares for Social Housing' report

Written statement on the Home Ownership Task Force and announcement of the publication of 'Equity shares for Social Housing' report. (Inc terms of reference and appointment of Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde as chair) (Report in Library Dep 03/855).

Member

Lord Prescott (Labour)

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written statements

Date

18 March 2003

Reference

401 c38-9WS

House

House of Commons

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