§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what sums have been allocated to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the present and coming financial year; how the sums are made up; and what sums were and are to be spent on improvement of older houses.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe information is as follows:
Capital budget1 £ million 1979–80 87.0 (19.6) 1980–81 (provisional) 112.0 (32.0) Recurrent expenditure and grants to private sector2 £ million 1979–80 168.5 (29.3) 1980–81 (provisional) 191.9 (32.3) 1 Figures in brackets indicate funds allocated for work on existing dwellings and estates. 2 Figures in brackets indicate funds allocated for maintenance work.