§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the provision made for housing capital expenditure funded by the Housing Corporation, for each year since 1977–78, on the same two bases as the figure for local authorities given in the Official Report, 26 February, column 438.
§ Mr. StanleyThe value of the provision made for this expenditure was not affected by any differences between forecast and actual inflation for years before 1981–82, since the Housing Corporation's expenditure was not subject to a cash limit. The cash limit related not to expenditure but to the value of schemes approved. The provision for expenditure on loans and grants to housing associations in England by the Housing Corporation was as follows:
£ million, estimated at 1981–82 outturn prices Year 1977–78 589 1978–79 652 1979–80 606 1980–81 491 1981–82 491