Housing Expenditure

HC Deb 12 February 1976 vol 905 cc374-6W

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount of expenditure on gross investments set out in the Official Report of 10th March 1975, columns 79–80 and the Official Report of 13th October 1975, columns 603–4, it attributable to the acquisition of new and existing dwellings from 1970–71 to 1976–77.

Mr. William Ross

The figures of gross investment shown in the housing expenditure tables provided in my reply to my hon. Friend on 13th October 1975 and to the hon. Member for South Angus (Mr. Welsh) on 10th March 1975 include £1.8 million for 1974–75, £1.7 million for 1975–76, and £0.3 million for 1976–77 attributable to the acquisition of new dwellings. Expenditure on the acquisition of existing dwellings is normally charged to house improvement or slum clearance and separate details of acquisition costs are not available centrally.—[Vol 888 c.78–80; Vol. 897, c. 603–4.]

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will revalue each of the categories used in Table 2.7 of Command Paper No. 5879 and set out in the Official Report of 10th March 1975, columns 79–80, at 1975 prices for 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77, the actual expenditure in each category at 1975 prices for 1974–75 and the estimated actual expenditure in 1975–76; and what are the new estimates for 1976–77;

(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a detailed breakdown of the following estimates for Scottish housing expenditure contained in the Official Report of 10th March 1975, columns 79–80: (1) subsidies 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77 (2) local authority improvement invest-

SCOTTISH COMPONENT OF TABLE 2.7 OF CMND. 5879 REVALUED AT 1975 SURVEY PRICES
TABLE 1
£ million at 1975 Survey Prices
		1974–75	1975–76	1976–77
Subsidies	…	192.2	211.3	223.7
Option mortgage scheme	…	0.7	0.8	0.7
Grants to housing associations	…	—	7.0	9.1
Improvements and renovation:
Grants	…	16.3	9.6	10.4
Local authority improvement investment	…	103.7	91.7	81.9
Investment:
Gross	…	204.6	231.6	255.7
Sales	…	-9.5	-9.0	-6.3
Net	…	195.1	222.6	249.4
Lending:
Gross	…	19.4	18.2	17.9
Repayments	…	-8.8	-9.6	-9.3
Net	…	10.6	8.6	8.6
Housing administration	…	1.4	1.6	1.6
Total	…	520.0	553.2	585.4

BREAKDOWN OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE SHOWN IN TABLE 1
TABLE 2
£million at 1975 Survey Prices
		1974–75	1975–76	1976–77
Subsidies:
Central Government	…	134.1	136.7	148.3
Local authority	…	32.4	46.9	47.2
Rent rebates and allowances	…	25.7	27.7	28.2
		192.2	211.3	223.7
Local authority improvement investment:
House improvement	…	92.5	82.1	72.2
Environmental improvement	…	11.2	9.6	9.7
		103.7	91.7	81.9
Gross investment:
New dwellings and land	…	194.2	225.3	249.5
Other (including slum clearance)	…	10.4	6.3	6.2
		204.6	231.6	255.7

The information requested about the latest out-turn of expenditure for 1974–75 and the revised estimates for 1975–76 and 1976–77 will be included in the Great Britain figures to be published shortly in the Public Expenditure White Paper. I shall send my hon. Friend the Scottish component of these figures when the White Paper has been published.

ment 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77 and (3) gross investment 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1976–77, all revalued at 1975 prices, and the actual expenditure in 1974–75 on these items, the estimated actual expenditure in 1975–76 and the new estimates for 1976–77.

Mr. William Ross

The revalued figures relating to the table given in my reply to the hon. Member for South Angus (Mr. Welsh) on 10th March 1975 are as folows: