§ Mr. AllasonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures are taken to ensure that the Rural Housing Trust accounts for public funds received by the trust from the Housing Corporation.
§ Sir George YoungThe Rural Housing Trust—RHT— is not a registered housing association and does not therefore receive allocations of housing association grant —HAG—from the Housing Corporation. The corporation provides HAG to registered rural housing associations which work closely with the RHT. All registered rural housing associations are subject to the corporation's regulatory framework and their development projects are subject to the corporation's sample scheme audits.
The RHT received a revenue grant from the corporation for £7,590 in October 1992 to develop and investigate appropriate tenant involvement in four rural housing associations in the midlands. The corporation considers that the project achieved value for money.