§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how he proposes to allocate the £5 million urban programme resources announced on 9 December, Official Report, c. 865, for low-cost home ownership in 1982–83.
§ Mr. StanleyOn the basis of the bids submitted by individual local authorities, I intend to approve the following expenditure under the urban programme for 1982–83 subject to further discussions with the local authorities concerned on the details of certain individual schemes.
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Name of authority Type and location of scheme Public expenditure allocation £000
Estimated associated private sector finance £000
Proposed sources of private finance London Borough of Newham Improvement for sale of various properties throughout borough 150 246 Building societies London Borough of Westminster Homes of Westminster (HOWS) schemes for improvement for sale 425 840 Building societies Northern Hartlepool Improvement for sale—Montague Street, Headland conservation area 300 400 Building societies Middlesbrough Ascot Avenue—proposed access road for infill site for building for sale 20 170 Builder/Building societies Newcastle Yatesbury Avenue, landscaping and associated works on site for building for sale 37 1,200 Builder/Building societies Byker, Landscaping etc. on three sites for building for sale 129 3,900 Builder/Building societies West End. Improvement for sale 25 40 Building societies Yorkshire and Humberside Bradford Improvement for sale and improvement grants to support scheme for Hanover Square improvement 250 400 Building societies Kingston-upon-Hull Improvement grants for Market Place conversion 86 340 Builder Sheffield Improvement grants in St. Barnabas, Staniforth and Shoreham Street HAA 250 (not known) Building societies Grimsby Improvement grants in two HAAs 260 200 Building societies North West Region Blackburn Provision of infrastructure at Haworth Street site for building for sale 110 600 Builder Improvement for sale 90 83 Building societies/purchasers Bolton Housing association shared ownership scheme: Ivanhoe Street 303 297 Building societies/Bank Knowsley Conversion for sale; Dunacre Walk, Halewood 81 441 Building societies Liverpool Repair grants for homesteading sales 76 25 Building societies/private individuals Elloway Road. Improvement for sale 116 430 Builder/Building societies Oldham Improvement grants for property sold under homesteading arrangements 159 191 Building societies Wigan Improvement for sale and improvement grants for homesteading scheme in HAAs and GIAs 218 270 Building societies Sefton Housing association leasehold scheme for the elderly at Captains Lane Estate, Bootle 183 792 Banks/private individuals East Midlands Nottingham Improvement for sale scheme in HAAs and GIAs 55 120 Building societies/private individuals Improvement grants in HAAs in association with building society improvement loans 275 100 Building societies West Midlands Birmingham Improvement for sale in proposed Richmond HAA 183 122 Private individuals/Building societies Sandwell Improvement grants for homesteading sales 30 54 Private individuals/Building societies Improvement for sale: dwellings in HAAs/GIAs 60 81 Private individuals/Building societies Wolverhampton Improvement for sale 40 110 Private individuals/Building societies South East Portsmouth Improvement grants for homesteading sales 240 340 Building societies Eastern Ipswich Improvement for sale—Samuel Road 48 55 Building societies Norwich Improvement for sale in HAAs, GIAs 50 160 Building societies