§ Mr. Woodallasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the amounts of council house subsidies at 1975 Survey Prices for each year 1970 to 1976, inclusive; and what is his estimate for the years 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe estimated total cost of all subsidies, excluding rent rebates and allowances to public housing in England are as follows:
£ million at 1975 Central Government Subsidies Survey Prices Rate Fund Contributions 1970–71 … … 276.0 125.2 1971–72 … … 302.3 64.2 1972–73 … … 323.7 48.9 1973–74 … … 402.6 132.1 1974–75 … … 596.0 153.4 1975–76 … … 665.5 124.4 1976–77 … … 769.3 80.4 1977–78 … … 736.6 62.4 1978–79 … … 677.1 62.4 1979–80 … … 682.3 62.4