HC Deb 29 October 1992 vol 212 c796W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the actual amount spent in each region on mandatory renovation grants in 1991–92; and what is the expected outturn by region on mandatory renovation grants for 1992–93.

Mr. Baldry

Expenditure by local authorities on mandatory grants in each standard region of England for 1991–92 under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 is shown in the table.

Mandatory grants: Final payments 1991–92 (Under Local Government and Housing Act 1989)
£ million
Region Renovation grants All mandatory grants1
North 16.3 18.4
Yorkshire and Humberside 17.1 24.6
East Midlands 18.5 22.2
East Anglia 7.7 9.5
Greater London 15.0 19.8
Rest of South East 26.6 35.4
South West 20.1 25.3
West Midlands 25.5 31.7
North West 37.9 44.8
England 184.6 231.6

Source: As reported by local authorities on the housing statistics return PID.

Note:

1 Total of mandatory renovation, Houses in Multiple Occupation, common parts and disabled facilities grants.

Information about mandatory grants paid under the previous system, under the Housing Act 1985, is not available.

Estimates from this year's HIP2 forms, which include local authorities' expected outturns for 1992–93, have not yet been finalised.

Mr. Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what funds were allocated in each region for mandatory renovation grants in the years 1991–92 and 1992–93.

Mr. Baldry

Resources are not allocated to local authorities in each region solely for expenditure on mandatory renovation grants. Each authority receives an overall allowance for specified capital grant, as part of its annual housing investment programme—HIP—alloca-tion, to support private sector renewal work, including house renovation grants. This covers the Exchequer contribution towards the expenditure—75 per cent. in the case of grants. Allocations of specified capital grant to local authorities in each region for 1991–92 and 1992–93 are set out in the HIP allocation tables for local authorities in England for those years, copies of which are available in the Library.