§ 16. Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to increase the housing investment programme allocations for the current year.
§ Mr. GowNo. The resources available for investment in 1984–85 have already been allocated in full.
§ 35. Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce the housing investment programme allocation for 1985–86; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GowI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Staffordshire, South-East (Mr. Lightbrown) on 18 December 1984 at column92. Local authorities were informed of their HIP allocations on 20 December 1984.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the national allocation for local authority housing investment programmes for each year since 1965; what has been the number of council houses built each year since then; and what are the estimates for both of these services for 1985.
§ Mr. GowHousing investment programme (HIP) allocations were first made for 1978–79. Details of the allocations for authorities in England for each year since then, together with the number of council houses completed, are shown as follows. The Department has made no estimate of the number of completions in 1985–86.
HIP allocations (£ million cash)* Council house completions (excluding New Towns) 1978–79 2,484 76,494 1979–80 2,544 70,017 1980–81 2,199 65,390 1981–82† 1,786 39,701 1982–83† 1,875 26,901 1983–84† 1,801 28,151 1984–85† 1,853 ‡19,621 1985–86† 1,600 — *The initial total available for allocation in each year is as shown. A number of changes were made subsequently in some years. †Since 1981–82, local authorities have been able to supplement their basic HIP allocations by the prescribed proportion of their capital receipts. ‡Provisional figures from April to November 1984 only.