§ 55. Dr. Stuttafordasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the number of housing improvement grants approved during 1970; and how this figure corresponds with the actual number of approvals for each of the last six years.
§ Mr. ChannonThe total number of house improvement grants approved in172W England and Wales during 1970 was 156,600, compared with 108,900 in 1969. Figures for earlier years are available in publications in the Library.
§ 57. Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many housing improvement grants were approved for private owners during the third and fourth quarters of 1970; and what were the corresponding figures for 1969.
§ Mr. ChannonDuring the third and fourth quarters of 1970 30,900 and 31,300 house improvement grants were approved for private owners in England and Wales. The figures for the corresponding quarters of 1969 were 16,900 and 22,700.