§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what 478W was the total income of local authorities from public sector rented accommodation for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what percentage of total housing income and expenditure in each year these figures represent;
(2) what was the total expenditure of local authorities on public sector housing for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ArmstrongTotal capital expenditure was as follows:
£m 1966–77 … … … 556 1967–68 … … … 609 1968–69 … … … 618 1969–70 … … … 613 1970–71 … … … 604 1971–72 … … … 596 1972–73 … … … 758 1973–74 … … … 1,034 1974–75 … … … 1,565 1975–76 … … … 1,733
Revenue expenditure (Note 3) Income (Note 4) Income as per cent. Of expenditure £m £m % 1966–67 … 455 338 74 1967–68 … 504 383 76 1968–69 … 574 432 75 1969–70 … 665 460 69 1970–71 … 740 520 70 1971–72 … 812 567 70 1972–73 … 970 627 65 1973–74 … 1,169 659 56 1974–75 … 1,559 724 46 1975–76 … 1,896 836 44 Notes:
1. The figures are for England.
2. Source—Local Government Financial Statistics except for 1975–76, which is based on Departmental estimates.
3. Total revenue expenditure falling on the Housing Revenue Account (including repayment of, and interest on, the loans from which most of the capital expenditure above is financed).
4. Rent of dwellings after deducting rebates; service charges included in rent; rent of shops, garages, etc.