§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much money was allocated and how much actually spent on housing investment programmes in Wales in each of the last three years; and what is the allocation for 1981–82.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Merioneth (Mr. Thomas) on 14 March 1980 for details of the allocations and take-up in 1978–79—[Vol. 980, c.726–8.]
Net allocations for 1979–80 totalled £120.74 million. Gross expenditure—that is, ignoring income from capital receipts—in that year totalled £123.686 million.
148WAfter certain adjustments, local authorities have been allocated for 1980–81 £108.364 million. Details of the outturn will not be available until later this year.
For 1981–82, each district and county council has received a single capital expenditure allocation for all its services, which it is free to use as it sees fit.