§ Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much Government assistance has been given to Liverpool through housing investment programmes(a) between 1974 and 1979 and (b) in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. ChopeDetails of the allocations made to Liverpool city council since 1978–79, the first year in which housing investment programme allocations were made, are listed below. Since 1981–82 authorities have been able to augment the borrowing power of their HIP allocations by using the prescribed proportion of their capital receipts. For 1990–91, under the new capital finance system, the HIP allocation does not convey borrowing approval directly.
Housing investment programme allocations for Liverpool city council £ thousand 1978–79 35,460 1979–80 42,430 1980–81 47,230 1981–82 39,788 1982–83 49,337 1983–84 41,850 1984–85 38,499 1985–86 31,000 1986–87 27,500 1987–88 25,300 1988–89 20,588 1989–90 123,207 1990–91 233,687 Notes
1 Provisional.
2 Initial allocations only.