§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what was the amount of Liverpool city council's bid for its housing improvement programme;
(2) what was the amount of the Liverpool city council's allocation of housing improvement grant.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 27 March 1990]: If the hon. Member intended to refer to the housing investment programme, the answer is that the bid was for £155.077 million and the allocation was £33.687 million—the third highest in the country.