§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been(a) the gross and (b) the net public investment in (i) local authority housing, (ii) housing associations and (iii) private sector housing in real terms in each year since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungI will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been(a) the gross and (b) the net public investment in housing as a proportion of gross domestic product for each year since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungThe requested figures are not available. Reliable outturn information on public investment in housing is available only on a financial year basis, whereas estimates of gross domestic product in England are available only for calendar years.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been(a) the gross public and (b) the net investment in housing in real terms at 1993 prices in each year since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information is as follows:
483W
Public investment in housing1, England, 1979–80 to 1992–93 (£ million) Gross capital expenditure Net expenditure Cash 1993–94 prices2 Cash 1993–94 prices2 1979–80 3,508 8,623 2,681 6,591 1980–81 3,403 7,069 2,330 4,840 1981–82 3,271 6,196 1,517 2,874 1982–83 4,065 7,189 1,436 2,539 1983–84 4,405 7,445 2,054 3,472 1984–85 4,286 6,894 2,169 3,489 1985–86 3,794 5,786 1,790 2,730 1986–87 3,775 5,578 1,513 2,236 1987–88 4,077 5,710 1,444 2,022 1988–89 4,444 5,802 654 854 1989–90 6,103 7,477 2,449 3,001 New capital finance system 1990–91 4,261 4,833 1,678 1,903 1991–92 4,466 4,749 2,653 2,821 1992–931 5,079 5,218 3,596 3,695 1 Capital housing expenditure by local authorities, New Towns, the Housing Corporation and other DoE funded schemes. 2 Cash figures converted to 1993–94 price levels by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP market prices deflator. 3 Provisional. In addition, since 1989 some £2 billion of private finance has been levered in to support the Housing Corporation's programme.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the amount and source of public investment in housing in England, for each financial year since 1978, in cash, constant prices and on an index where 1978 equals 100.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 3 November 1993]I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what his timetable is for responding to the 1994–95 housing investment programme bids by local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungI expect to announce local authorities' 1994–95 housing investment programme allocations in December.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what will the deadlines be in 1994 for submission by local authorities of(a) housing investment programme bids and (b) housing strategy documents.
§ Sir George YoungDecisions on these matters will be taken after the current housing investment programme round is complete.