§ Mr. Strawasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report, for England (a) the housing capital allocations for 1979–80 prior to the August 1979 cuts, (b) the housing
1979 survey prices £ million 1980–81 estimated outturn prices £ million Housing investment programme allocations (i) 1979–80: (a)Initial allocations (November 1978) 2,405* 3,303 (b) Revised allocations (August 1979) 2,138* 2,936 (c) Best present estimate of outturn 2,100 2,884 (ii) 1980–81 allocations 1,601 2,199 Housing Corporation—provision for housing association work (i) 1979–80: (a))Provision (January 1979)† 370 510 (b)) Best present estimate of outturn 330 454 (ii) 1980–81 allocation 305 420 New Town Development Corporations—housebuilding for rent, etc.‡ (i) 1979–80: (a) Initial provision (January 1979) 148* 203 (b))Revised provision (June 1979) 134* 184 (c) Best present estimate of outturn 125 171 (ii) 1980–81 provision 111 151 * The figures for 1979–80 housing investment programme and new towns allocations represent the value of the allocations assessed in the light of present estimates of price movements between November 1978 and 1979–80 outturn prices. These differ from the assumptions current when the allocations for 1979–80 were made. Corresponding figures, on the latter assumptions, at 1979 survey prices, are £2,645 million (original allocations) and £2,351 million (revised allocations) for housing investment programmes and £163 million (original provision) and £146 million (revised provision) for new towns. † Not altered following the Budget Statement of June 1979. ‡ Total provision for housing works of all kinds, but mainly for new housebuilding for rent.