HC Deb 21 March 1996 vol 274 cc271-2W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much Leicester city council has received towards home improvements for each year since 1986; and how much its bid for each year was since 1986. [22068]

Mr. Clappison

Since 1986–87, Leicester city has received the following housing investment programme allocations to spend on the whole of its housing programme, a substantial amount of which would have been spent on improvements to both the public and private sector stock. These allocations have been supplemented by expenditure from the council's capital receipts.

£ million
HIP received HIP bid
1986–87 13.375 47.735
1987–88 12.909 52.091
1988–89 12.407 57.369
1989–90 9.165 62.037
1990–91 18.320 54.392
1991–92 18.300 54.035
1992–93 19.830 49.416
1993–94 21.545 29.393
1994–95 14.998 22.500
1995–96 9.345 17.400

In addition, the city has benefited from the following additional resources to improve housing stock under the following three programmes:

  • The estate action programme
    • 1986–87: £0.226 million
    • 1987–88: £0.650 million
    • 1988–89: £1.979 million
    • 1989–90: £2.549 million
    • 1990–91: £1.773 million
    • 1991–92: £3.455 million
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    • 1992–93: £2.779 million
    • 1993–94: £1.257 million
    • 1994–95: £2.599 million
    • 1995–96: £5.309 million.
  • City challenge
    • 1993–94: £1.608 million
    • 1994–95: £0.836 million
    • 1995–96: £0.897 million.
  • Housing association grant for new rehab units
    • 1986–87: not available
    • 1987–88: £6.062 million
    • 1988–89: £5.809 million
    • 1989–90: £2.713 million
    • 1990–91: £1.512 million
    • 1991–92: £2.348 million
    • 1992–93: £4.362 million
    • 1993–94: £5.078 million
    • 1994–95: £4.051 million
    • 1995–96: £2.051 million.

Information on how these resources relate to the bids for each of the three programmes is not readily available.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what schemes for home improvements have been in receipt of housing grant in the City of Leicester since 1986. [22067]

Mr. Clappison

It is primarily for the city council to determine what schemes grant resources are spent on and the council should be able to provide full information. In the main, these resources will have funded the repurchase of defective dwellings, enveloping, group repair, homes insulation, environmental and other general improvements to the private sector stock in five housing action areas, 10 general improvement areas, and six renewal areas.