§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what value of construction and maintenance work has been carried out in the years to April 1979, April 1980 and April 1981 in constant price terms by local authorities.
§ Mr. KingFollowing is the available information:
Expenditure by Local Authorities in England 1978–79 to 1980–81 £ million November 1980 Prices New Construction Repairs and maintenance by Housing Revenue Accounts 1978–79 3,760 890 1979–80 3,580 880 1980–81* 3,090 Not available * Provisional. Information is not available on local authority maintenance expenditure by other than housing revenue accounts.