Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 1 February 2008.
Boris Johnson
Conservative, Henley
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.
Caroline Flint
Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
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.
Yes9 people think so
No38 people think not
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