§ 48. Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes he expects to be improved in 1980–81 with the use of improvement grants; and how many were improved with the use of these grants in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe number of improvement grants given in 1980–81 will depend primarily on decisions by individual householders to improve their homes and I cannot, therefore, predict what the outcome will be. Figures for the number of house renovation grants paid in England and Wales for each of the last five years are as follows:
Improvement grants (000s) Other renovation grants (000s) Total (000s) 1975 79.7 13.1 92.8 1976 63.8 11.5 75.3 1977 54.3 9.7 64.0 1978 55.0 8.6 63.6 1979* 63.2 8.8 72.0 * Proivisional.