§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table breaking down the total figures for housing investment contained in the White Paper on Public Expenditure under the following headings: new house building, acquisition of land for housing, acquisition of existing house stock, and other;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a table breaking down the total figures for housing loans contained in the White Paper on Public Expenditure under the following headings: loans to tenants for purchase of council houses, loans to individuals for purchase of other housing stock, and loans to housing associations:
(3) if he will publish in the Official Report a table breaking down the total figures for housing subsidies contained in the White Paper on Public Expenditure under the following headings: Exchequer subsidies, rating contributions, and rent rebates and allowances.
§ Mr. Freeson,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 26th February 1976; Vol. 906, c. 311–3], circulated the following information 617W
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GREAT BRITAIN £. at1975 Survey prices 1970.71 1971.72 1972.73 1973.74 1974.75 1975.76 1976.77 1977.78 1978.79 1979.80 1. Investment New house building … … … 1,659.8 1,339.6 1,091.3 1,021.4 1,136.8 1,284.4 1,227.9 1,248.6 1,264.8 1,271.0 Land … … … 143.2 108.2 181.8 206.9 228.9 212.1 211.3 210.2 209.2 209.3 Existing dwellings … … … 51 .6 51.6 51.5 87.6 285.0 1600 176.0 1440 144.1 144.1 Other … … … 86.6 80.9 52.3 49.6 64.0 57.7 54.1 49.9 49.7 49.7 2. Gross Lending To council tenants for purchase of council houses … … … 40.5 141.2 146.7 107.7 6.2 10.4 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 To private persons for house purchase and improvements … … … 282.5 322.9 213.4 385.2 600.5 412.3 265.1 356.3 379.1 393.4 To housing associations* … … … 73.9 90.2 123.6 150.5 214.7 200.0 112.2 119.3 116.4 117.8 3. Subsidies Central Government … … … 361.1 392.2 441.3 548.5 768.6 847.0 966.0 927.4 881.0 903.8 Rate fund contributions … … … 203.8 133.6 95.5 171.1 197.6 169.9 116.5 106.3 98.4 101.6 Rent rebates and allowances … … … — — 152.0 269.3 309.1 305.9 330.8 377.4 392.1 402.6 * Includes lending by the Housing Corporation.