§ Mr. Dorrellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure by local authorities in England on loan charges on capital expenditure incurred through the construction of council housing; what was the expenditure incurred in building new units during 1979–80; and what estimate he can provide for these figures in 1980–81.
§ Mr. StanleyThe information on loan charges is not available in the precise form requested. Total housing revenue account expenditure in 1979–80 by local authorities in England on loan charges arising from capital investment amounted to £2,338 million at outturn prices.
152WThe estimated figure for 1980–81 is £2,717 million at outturn prices. Expenditure on construction of new dwellings in 1979–80 was 1,063 million (outturn prices). For 1980–81, the estimated expenditure is £963 million (outturn prices).
§ Mr. Dorrellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount paid in rent rebates to local authority tenants, the total expenditure by local authorities on supervision and management and repairs and maintenance of their housing stock, and the gross, unrebated, income on the housing revenue account of local authorities from local authority dwellings, for local authorities in England in 1979–80; and whether he will provide estimates of these figures for 1980–81.
§ Mr. StanleyThe following is the information:
£ million at outturn prices Local authorities in England 1979–80 Provisional outturn 1980–81 Provisional estimated outturn Rent rebates to local authority tenants including supplementary benefits reimbursements 384.0 469.2 Supervision and management costs 472.3 577.1 Repairs and maintenance costs 690.8 840.0 Gross unrebated income on the housing revenue account from local authority dwellings 1,694.8 2,052.3