§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what information he has on the proportions of housing association schemes which are represented by(a) rehabilitation work and (b) purchases of new-build schemes from builders; and whether there has been any change in each proportion over the past two years;
(2) what is the percentage reduction in rehabilitation work undertaken by the Housing Corporation in 1989–90 in the south-west.
§ Mr. ChopeRelevant information available to the Secretary of State is set out in the table. It shows housing 393W association rehabilitation work as a proportion of the Housing Corporation's programme of new approvals nationally and in its west region.
No comparable information is currently available on the number of new-build schemes purchased by housing
Year All Housing £s Rehabilitation £s Rehabilitation as percentage of all West Region3 1987–881 56,963,843 19,108,904 33.5 1988–891 67,738,562 21,167,858 31.2 1989–902 70,423,562 16,986,562 24.1 1987–881 776,294,337 374,407,327 48.2 Total 1988–891 885,089,043 371,755,120 42.0 England 1989–902 889,240,541 302,627,541 34.0 Notes:
1 Value of schemes approved
2 Value of funds allocated at beginning of 89–90—final scheme approvals will not be known until the end of 89–90
3 HC West Region includes counties of Avon, Berkshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Wiltshire.