§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the total amount and the average per tenant of(a) local authority subsidy for council housing, (b) central Government subsidy for council housing and (c) housing benefit payable in respect of council tenants in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland in 1978–79 and 1988–89 for the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. TrippierI will write to my hon. Friend.