§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the allocation to Walsall for municipal housing for each year since 1970; and if, and by how much, it has overspent or underspent in each year.
§ Mr. ArmstrongComprehensive cash limits for housing capital expenditure were first given to local authorities for 1977–78. The allocations, in outturn prices, made to Walsall borough Council are:
£m. 1977–78 17.9 1978–79 18.3 1979–80 20.9* * provisional Information about individual authorities' estimated spending for 1977–78 is contained in their housing strategies and investment programmes for 1979–80, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House. I would invite my hon. Friend to approach the local authority for the final figures.