§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what were Government financial allocations to housing associations in Wales for the years 1979–80 to 1984–85 inclusive; and what is his estimate in real terms of the percentage decline in moneys made available to housing associations in Wales for 1984–85 compared to the 1979–80 allocation.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsCapital allocations to housing associations in Wales, through the Housing Corporation, are as follows: 185W
£ million 1979–80 24.8 1980–81 28.9 1981–82 32.9 1982–83 44.9 1983–84 41.0 1984–85 39.0 A comparison between the allocations for 1979–80 and 1984–85, using the gross domestic product deflator to a base of average 1981–82 prices, does not show a decline in value.
£ million *1979–80 *1980–81 *1981–82 *1982–83 † l983–84 ‡ 1984–85 Transport 49 54 51 69 65 62 Education 23 35 30 33 37 30 Housing 104 89 31 54 118 54 Personal Social Services 6 6 5 5 5 §5 All other Services (including Non Welsh Office Services) 53 63 61 80 84 92 Total Local Authority Capital Expenditure 235 247 178 241 309 243 * outturn figures † estimated outturn ‡provision § including a reserve not presently allocated to services.