HC Deb 17 December 1980 vol 996 cc186-7W
35. Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many house improvement grants have been issued this year compared with last year.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

It is estimated that about 57,100 home improvement grants were paid in England during the first nine months of this year, compared with 46,100 grants during the corresponding period in 1979.