§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now announce his housing investment programme allocation for 1982–83, net of assumed capital receipts, for English local authorities; what is the £1,786 million allocation for 1981–82 in comparable prices; and if he will state the allocations for each English local authority on the same basis.
§ Mr. Stanley[pursuant to his reply, 7 December 1981, c. 326]: My right hon. Friend will make an announcement about housing investment programme allocations for 1982–83 as soon as possible. The 1981–82 allocation total for England of £1,786 million, at 1981–82 outturn prices, is equivalent to £1,946.7 million at estimated 1982–83 outturn prices. A table showing each local authority's initial 1981–82 allocation at estimated 1982–83 outturn prices has been placed in the Library. That table does not include any subsequent adjustments to authorities' allocations in accordance with my right hon. Friend's statement of 15 December 1980.—[Vol. 996, c. 35–36.] Authorities are of course free to increase their allocations on account of the prescribed proportion of housing capital receipts, and of non-housing receipts.