§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amounts allocated on programmes to the Housing Corporation for renewing grants under section 87 of the Housing Act 1985 for each of the years 1985–86 to 1992–93.
§ Mr. YeoI assume that the hon. Gentleman is referring to the programme of promotional and advisory grants administered by the Housing Corporation under, principally, section 87 of the Housing Associations Act 1985. The level of the corporation's programme, financed by grant-in-aid from my Department, has been as follows for the years in question.
£000's 1985–86 342.1 1986–87 509.7 1987–88 472.3 1988–89 586.3 1989–90 1,109.0 1990–91 2,699.5 1991–92 3,702.0 Decisions on the level of the programme for 1992–93 have not yet been taken.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amounts allocated on programmes to urban development corporations for housing purposes or supporting infrastructures in the form of grants or subsidies for each of the years 1985–86 to 1992–93.
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§ Mr. YeoExpenditure on the corporation's housing for sale programme, which supports low cost home ownership, was as follows:
£ million 1988–89 94.7 1989–90 108.8 1990–91 64.9 A total of £105 million has been allocated for 1991–92, and a provisional allocation of £110 million has been made for 1992–93.