§ Mr. Stanleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the annual expenditure on housing subsidies in each of the last 10 years; and what is the forecast expenditure in the current year.
§ Mr. KaufmanHousing subsidies in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years are detailed in the "Treasury Analysis of Public Expenditure" on page 123 of the Central Statistical Office publication "National Income and Expenditure 1963–1973" a copy of which is in the Library.
Estimates of comparable expenditure for the current financial year excluding Northern Ireland are: subsidies, £910 million; option mortgage scheme, £77 million.