New Towns (Housing Capital Expenditure)

HC Deb 14 April 1981 vol 3 cc127-8W

Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the provision made for housing capital expenditure by new towns, for each year since 1977–78, on the same two bases as the figures for local authorities given in the Official Report, 26 February, c. 438.

Mr. Stanley

The information is as follows:

Provision for gross housing investment—new towns in England
(£ million at estimated 1981–82 outturn prices)
	Expected volume from provision	Volume actually achievable from provision
1977–78	250	254
1978–79	276	268
1979–80 - original	264	245
- revised	237	218
1980–81	181	168
1981–82	119	—