§ Mr. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) general improvement areas and (b) housing action areas have been declared, per year, in each of the last 10 years; how many dwellings there have been in general improvement areas and housing action areas, per year, in each of the last 10 years; how many grants have been approved in general improvement areas and housing action areas, per year, in each of the last 10 years; and how many works have been completed in general improvement areas and housing action areas, per year, in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. ChopeInformation on numbers of dwellings for which grants have been paid and total numbers of dwellings on which work has been completed inside general improvement areas and housing action areas in the 11 years up to 1986–87 is published in table 7.6 of "Housing and Construction Statistics 1977–1987". A copy is available in the Library.
It is estimated that in 1987–88, 4,300 dwellings in housing action areas benefited from grants, and work was completed on 5,700 dwellings in such areas. The equivalent figures for general improvement areas are 15,600 and 22,900 respectively.
The other information requested is as follows:
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Housing action areas General improvement areas Number of areas declared Number of dwellings in areas Number of areas declared Number of dwellings in areas 1979–80 109 28,413 89 16,550 1980–81 59 17,540 84 12,569 1981–82 56 15,073 132 5,493
Housing action areas General improvement areas Number of areas declared Number of dwellings in areas Number of areas declared Number of dwellings in areas 1982–83 96 26,856 159 9,509 1983–84 60 18,108 107 29,654 1984–85 32 11,510 76 20,779 1985–86 25 6,735 69 30,521 1986–87 23 5,059 54 18,227 1987–88 21 5,658 78 15,038 11988–89 21 6,308 29 7,775 1 Provisional.