§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will show total debt charges as a percentage of housing revenue account expenditure in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Alec JonesInformation is not available for years prior to 1965–66. Figures shown in "Local Government
AT CMND. 6393 PRICES £ million 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 New housebuilding by local authorities 28.9 56.5 54.5 49.4 48.1 47.1 46.1 New housebuilding by New Towns 2.2 4.7 6.4 5.8 4.1 2.9 2.4 Improvement investment local authorities 17.9 33.7 13.1 12.1 9.7 9.1 8.9 Housing Associations (combined provision for new building and improvements) 3.6 3.6 9.8 14.9 17.5 17.5 20.1 Total 52.6 98.5 83.8 82.2 79.4 76.6 77.5
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing total expenditure on housing in Wales as a percentage of Welsh gross domestic product for each year since 1965.
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VALUE OF HOUSING WORK DONE IN WALES AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST per cent 1966* 1967* 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.4 6.1 * Estimates of work done by private contractors in 1966 and 1967 were made on a different basis from those for later years, and may slightly underestimate the true position. Financial Statistics "indicate that the proportions for succeeding years are as follows:
TOTAL DEBT CHARGES AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE IN WALES Financial year Per cent. 1965–66 … … 77.0 1966–67 … … 76.4 1967–68 … … 76.5 1968–69 … … 77.0 1969–70 … … 78.2 1970–71 … … 77.2 1971–72 … … 72.5 1972–73 … … 68.8 1973–74 … … 70.1
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total value of investment in new housing and improvements in 1973–74 and 1974–75; and what is the estimated comparable figure for 1975–76 and for each year up to 1979–80.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe total value of investment in public sector new housing and improvement in Wales in 1973–74 and 1974–75, and the estimated comparable figures for 1975–76 and for each year up to 1979–80 are as follows:
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe table below shows work done on housing by contractors and public authorities' direct labour departments as a percentage of Welsh gross domestic product for each year since 1966. Estimates of gross domestic product for 1975, and for years later than 1973, are not available.