Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.1 of the Autumn Budget 2017, what the ratio is of average house price and average worker’s salary in the North East; and what the home ownership rate has been in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East in each year since 2010.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
The Office of National Statistics holds data on the ratio of average house prices to average worker's salaries. This can be viewed here:
The home ownership rate for the North East since 2010 is shown below. Data on home ownership is not available below the regional level.
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
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owner occupiers as a proportion of all households | 63% | 65% | 60% | 64% | 63% | 61% | 61% |
Source: DCLG, English Housing Survey.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of homeless people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
Live table 784, published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness#homelessness-summary-local-authority-level-tables, shows the number of statutory homelessness acceptances and numbers of households in temporary accommodation for each local authority in England since 2004/05. These totals are for England, not the UK. Statistics on homelessness are not collected at the level of parliamentary constituencies.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the change in the core spending power of the (a) South Tyneside and (b) Gateshead local authorities has been in each year since 2010-11.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
The definition of spending power has changed over the period 2010-11 to 2019-20, with core spending power being first introduced at the 2016-17 Local Government Finance Settlement. The changes in definition mean that combining these year on year changes to calculate an overall change for the period 2010-11 to 2019-20 is not meaningful. The table below shows the year on year change in spending power over the period 2010-11 to 2019-20:
| 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
South Tyneside | -8.8% | -5.6% | -1.2% | -4.6% | -3.8% | -4.1% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% |
Gateshead | -7.3% | -3.6% | -1.4% | -4.3% | -3.6% | -3.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.9% |
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes in local authority funding on the capacity of (a) South Tyneside and (b) Gateshead local authority to deliver essential services.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
The financial settlements for South Tyneside and for Gateshead are broadly flat in cash terms between 2016-17 and 19-20. As democratically elected organisations, local authorities such as South Tyneside and Gateshead are independent of central government and are responsible for managing their budgets in line with local priorities. In 2016-17 we offered local authorities a 4-year settlement that guarantees their allocations for Revenue Support Grant, Rural Services Delivery Grant and Transition Grant, and that Business Rates top up and tariff payments will not change to reflect changes in relative needs. This offer was accepted by 97 per cent of councils including South Tyneside and Gateshead, enabling authorities to plan ahead with confidence, and meet the challenge of making savings, while continuing to provide excellent services to local communities.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on housing in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Answered by Lord Barwell
The numbers of households on local authority waiting lists for each local authority in England since 1997 is published in live table 600 which is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-rents-lettings-and-tenancies
Figures are not available at constituency level.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.16 of the Spring Budget 2017, how much of the £300 million discretionary relief fund to provide support for businesses facing significant increases in bills from the English business rates system will be allocated to businesses in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
Each council’s proposed allocation of the £300 million discretionary relief fund is published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme
Councils will determine how this funding is allocated across businesses in their area.
Jarrow constituency falls within South Tyneside council. South Tyneside council will receive an allocation of £374,650 over the period 2017-18 to 2020-21. Councils in the North East will receive a total allocation of £7,901,668.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.17 of Budget 2017, what estimate the Government has made of the number of public houses which will be eligible for the £1,000 business rate discount in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.
Answered by Marcus Jones - Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
The Government will shortly be consulting on the eligibility criteria for the pubs discount. All eligible pubs with a rateable value less than £100,000 will receive up to a £1000 discount.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much capital has been spent on social housing in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Answered by Lord Barwell
The Department for Communities and Local Government does not publish data on capital spent on social housing at constituency or regional level or for the UK. The Government’s capital expenditures on social housing in South Tyneside are shown in the table below:
Financial Year South Tyneside
1997/98 £1,085,783
1998/99 £1,108,591
1999/00 £1,775,757
2000/01 £756,541
2001/02 £1,249,969
2002/03 £2,847,198
2003/04 £4,375,483
2004/05 £1,515,392
2005/06 £3,922,079
2006/07 £2,652,339
2007/08 £1,587,888
2008/09 £1,554,884
2009/10 £6,035,307
2010/11 £3,774,591
2011/12 £3,009,924
2012/13 £2,003,199
2013/14 £8,761,008
2014/15 £1,405,668
2015/16 £462,425
**The expenditure figures for 2015-16 reflect the start of the new Affordable Homes Programme 2015-18 followed by the switch to the new 2016-21 Programme. The fall
in expenditure is expected as part of the affordable homes programme cycle. Expenditure and delivery are always lower in the initial years of a new housing
programme.
On average, since 2010, this Government has invested £3,236,136 per year on social housing in South Tyneside, compared to average investment of £2,343,632
between 1997/98 and 2009/10. Data on local Government’s capital expenditure on social housing are not available before 2013-14. The data for 2013-14 onwards are available in the Housing Revenue Account Capital Expenditure, financing and major repairs reserve which
can be found at:
Government is investing £9.4 billion to deliver over 400,000 affordable housing starts by March 2021 - the largest housing programme by any Government since the 1970s.
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been registered as homeless in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Answered by Lord Barwell
Homelessness statistics for English local authorities have been published at the following location:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness
England total figures for statutory homelessness acceptances since 1998 can be found in table 770 in the first link while figures for South Tyneside since 2004/05 can be found at the second link, table 784. Figures for acceptances in South Tyneside prior to 2004/05 are shown below;
1998/99 237
1999/00 202
2000/01 225
2001/02 321
2002/03 379
2003/04 595
Estimates are not available at a constituency or UK level. The Department does not publish regional estimates.”
Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been registered as private tenants in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
Answered by Lord Barwell
The Department's English Housing Survey shows that 19% (4.3 million) of households lived in the private rented sector in England in 2014-15, the latest year for which data are available. Data back to 1997 are available on the DCLG website:
Estimates are not available for constituency or local authority district and the Department does not publish regional estimates.
There is no ’registration’ requirement or process, so these estimates relate to all private renters.