§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number and total value of housing improvement grants under his departmental schemes approved by the following local authorities: Eastleigh Borough Council, the Winchester Rural District Council, the New Forest Rural District Council and the Romsey and Stockbridge Rural District Council, for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. EyreFigures for 1971 and 1972 are given below. Full details for 1968 to 1970 are not yet available, but I will write to my hon. Friend. The numbers 441W of dwellings for which grants were approved to local authorities and grants paid to private owners in individual
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS APPROVED Local authorities Private owners and Housing Associations Number of dwellings Allowable Cost (£) Number of dwellings Grant (£) Eastleigh B 1971 … … 142 93,225 174 58,601 1972 … … 141 118,756 198 81,512 Winchester RD 1971 … … 2 2,500 114 77,591 1972 … … — — 126 77,362 New Forest RD 1971 … … — — 85 39,216 1972 … … — — 200 94,670 Romsey and Stockbridge RD 1971 … … 38 28,544 84 62,172 1972 … … 47 33,883 73 56,966