§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report a summarised housing revenue account consistent with table 17.1 of Cm. 288-II, for each of the years 1982–83 to 1990–91 for (a) Welsh local authorities, (b) new town development corporations in Wales and (c) housing corporation-financed housing in Wales.
§ Mr. GristFor Welsh local authorities for the years 1982–83 to 1985–86 the requested information can be found at table 63 of "Welsh Housing Statistics 1987", a copy of which can be found in the Library of the House. Revised figures for 1986–87 and provisional figures for 1987–88 on the same basis are as follows. Figures for later years are not available.
The information for new town development corporations and the Housing Corporation for the same years can be found at table 64 of the same publication which shows expenditure from 1982–83 to 1985–86. Revised figures for 1986–87 and provisional figures for 1987–88 are also shown in the following table:
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Housing Revenue Account: Income and Expenditure (£ thousands) 1986–87 11987–88 Income Unrebated rent of dwellings 227,098 232,744 Net rent of land and building other than dwellings 2,314 2,376 Government subsidy 8,698 11,762 Contributions from other local authorities 239 250 Mortgage interest from former tenants 13,311 12,426 Interest from unapplied capital receipts 19,205 18,843 Contributions from the General Rate Fund 2,318 2,369 Administration of rent rebates scheme 2,998 3,970 Other (excluding rent rebates) 11,815 11,823 Other income—Total 287,996 296,563 Expenditure Supervision and management: General 25,385 28,083 Special 15,999 17,844 Repairs and maintenance 88,213 92,754
1986–87 11987–88 Debt charges: Repayment of principal 23,481 25,452 Interest on outstanding loan debt 122,578 132,638 Capital expenditure met from revenue: Revenue contributions to capital outlay 4,453 4,016 Other Transfers to General Rate Fund 1,448 1,516 Other Expenditure 4,405 5,135 Total 285,962 307,438 Dwelling in HRA at end of March 253,000 248,000 1 Provisional.
Public expenditure on housing (£ million) 1986–87 11987–88 Housing corporation: Gross loans and grants to housing associations 51.5 64.5 Receipts -5.1 -7.1 Total net Housing Corporation expenditure 46.4 57.4 New towns: Gross expenditure: Land — — New dwellings 0.6 0.1 Renovations — — Total new towns gross expenditure 0.6 0.1 Receipts: Sales -1.4 -5.5 Repayment of sums outstanding on sales of dwellings -0.5 -0.2 Total new towns receipts -1.9 -5.7 Total new towns expenditure -1.3 -5.6 1 Provisional.