§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the amount of housing subsidy paid by the Exchequer to the Nottingham City Council in each of the years from 1966–67 to 1976–77; and what was the average amount per housing unit in Nottingham.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe amount of housing subsidy—excluding rent rebates and rent allowance subsidies—paid by the Exchequer to Nottingham City Council in each of the years 1966–67 to 1976–77 and the average amount per council dwelling in Nottingham were as follows:
Exchequer housing subsidy Averageamount percouncildwelling £million £ 1966–67 … … 0.496 13.64 1967–68 … … 0.591 15.88 1968–69 … … 0.794 20.73 1969–70 … … 1.146 28.39 1970–71 … … 1.709 39.66 1971–l72 … … 2.021 44.62 1972–73 … … 0.826 18.07 1973–74 … … 1.076 23.02 1974–75 … … 3.032 62.68 1975–76 … … 6.271 122.86 1976–77 … … 9.554 179.25 The amounts paid include the estimated entitlement for the year in question plus or minus adjustments following the auditing of claims for previous years.