§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales taking into account the cost of mortgage tax relief, what proportion of total public expenditure on housing in Wales during each of the last 10 years was allocated to the private sector.
§ Mr. John MorrisFigures for the last seven years are given below. Comparable data for previous years are not readily available.
per cent. 1968–69 7.6 1969–70 2.5 1970–71 13.2 1971–72 28.7 1972–73 40.1 1973–74 38.4 1974–75 26.8 No account is taken of mortgage relief, since this is not public expenditure.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the total public expenditure on housing in Wales, including mortgage tax relief, was spent on new buildings in the public sector and municipalisation during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe figures are given below:
per cent. 1970–71 57.6 1971–72 40.3 1972–73 37.9 1973–74 27.2 1974–75 32.3 No account is taken of mortgage relief, since this is not public expenditure.