§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what sums were allocated by his Department to private sector renovation grants for the financial years(a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98. [43492]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe Department issued Supplementary Credit Approvals of £179.5 million in 1996–97 and £149.6 million in 1997–98 specifically for private sector renovation and disabled facilities grants. Further Supplementary Credit Approvals of £17 million in 1996–97 and £14 million in 1997–98 were issued for area renewal schemes. Authorities may additionally use part of their Basic Credit Approval or Supplementary Credit Approval issued under the Capital Receipts Initiative for individual grants and area renewal.
§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the level of spending by each local authority in Wales on (i) renovation grants, (ii) disabled facility grants, (iii) home repair grants, (iv) common parts grants, (v) conversional grants and (vi) empty home grants or their equivalent for the financial years(a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98. [43493]
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§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe available information is given in the following table. Detailed information on the split of local authority expenditure for housing grants is not held centrally.
Local authority expenditure on renovation and other housing grants £ million (a) 1996–97 (b) Renovation grants (c) Other housing grants (b) (d) 1997–98 Renovation grants Blanenau Gwent 5.3 0.0 4.9 Bridgend 6.0 0.0 5.8 Caerphilly 9.3 1.2 6.9 Cardiff 21.2 0.0 14.6 Carmarthenshire 13.2 0.0 13.2 Ceredigion 6.8 0.0 5.9 Conwy 4.0 0.0 4.4 Denbighshire 2.6 0.0 1.1 Flintshire 7.4 0.0 6.4 Gwynedd 7.8 1.9 9.0 Isle of Anglesey 3.8 0.0 4.4 Merthyr Tydfil 4.0 0.0 3.2 Monmouthshire 2.3 0.0 2.0 Neath Port Talbot 8.3 0.0 7.2 Newport 5.9 0.0 3.6 Pembrokeshire 7.2 0.0 7.7 Powys 7.3 0.0 7.6 Rhondda Cynon Taff 17.4 0.0 16.3 Swansea 11.0 0.0 10.2 Torfaen 2.5 0.8 2.9 The Vale of Glamorgan 5.0 0.0 4.2 Wrexham 5.5 0.0 5.8 Wales 163.8 3.8 147.2 (a) Provisional outturn (b) Includes renovation, disabled facility, home repair, common parts grants and grants to homes in multiple occupancy (c) Includes all other housing grants (d) Local authority forecast. Information is not yet available for 'other' housing grants