§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a breakdown of the figures in the public expenditure White Paper for housing in 1979–80 and 1980–81 by (a) local authorities, (b) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (c) the Housing Corporation and housing associations and (d) others.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information requested is set out in the table below. Apart from central Government expenditure on housing, the only expenditure falling under the "others" heading is by new towns. 69W
£ million at 1979 1979–80 survey prices* 1980–81 (b) Scottish Special Housing Association CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Scottish Special Housing Association gross investment— Land … … … … … … … … … 1 New dwellings … … … … … … … … 19 Acquisitions … … … … … … … … 1 Improvements … … … … … … … … 12 Total Scottish Special Housing Association gross investment … 33 31 Sales and repayments—Land and dwellings— Scottish Special Housing Association … … … … Associated lending (gross) … … … … … — Total sales and repayments … … … … — –2 Total capital expenditure … … … … … 33 29 (c) Housing Corporation and Housing Associations CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Housing Corporation schemes— Loans and grants to housing association— Gross … … … … … … … … 45 Repayments … … … … … … … — Total Housing Corporation … … … … 45 46 (d) Others CAPITAL EXPENDITURE New Towns gross investment— New dwellings … … … … … … … … 30 Total new towns gross investment … … … … 30 26 Sales and repayments— Land and dwellings— New towns … … … … … … … –12 33 Associated lending (gross) … … … … … 8 — Repayments … … … … … … … — Total sales and repayments … … … … –4 –6 Total capital expenditure … … … … … 26 20 * All the figures have been rounded to the nearest £ million and do not necessarily sum to the totals