§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of total public expenditure on housing in Scotland in 1982–83 at 1982 cash prices, distinguishing between gross and net housing costs and between capital and current account spending and giving separate sub-totals for rent and rate rebates and rent allowances, but excluding housing costs payable with supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. YoungerTable 15.5 of "Public Expenditure to 1985–86—A Commentary on the Scottish Programme", copies of which are available in the Library, sets out the latest available estimates of total public expenditure on housing in Scotland in 1982–83 by my Department, Local authorities, the Housing Corporation, the Scottish Special Housing Association and the new towns. Expenditure on rent rebates and rent allowances under the unified housing benefit scheme is the reponsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services. Estimates of total expenditure on those benefits in Great Britain are set out in table 2.12 of Cmnd. 8789. Rate rebates are not treated as public expenditure and these costs are excluded from that table.