§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many house improvement grants have been given to private owners in 1981 to the latest available date; and what are the figures for each year since 1974.
§ Mr. StanleyAn estimated 49,200 improvement, intermediate, repair and special grants were paid by local authorities to private owners and to tenants in England during the first three quarters of 1981. Full year figures for 1974 to 1979 appear in table 97 of "Housing and Construction Statistics, 1970–80" and for 1980 in table 2.16 of "Housing and Construction Statistics, Part 2, No. 6". Copies of both publications are in the Library.