§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to the figures published on 21 January by the Minister for Housing and Construction, Official Report, c. 200, if he will now set out for each year since 1977–78, including original and revised figures for 1978–79, on a consistent price basis, the expected value in volume terms of the provision for housing capital expenditure by English local authorities at the time the provision was made, without subsequent adjustment for actual rates of inflation.
§ Mr. StanleyThe figures are given in the table below, together with the volumes actually achievable as in comparing past provision these are of greater relevance than volumes originally expected.
Capital Expenditure on Housing by Local Authorities (England) (£ million at estimated Expected Volume from provision 1981–82 outturn price Volume actually achievable from provision 1977–78 4,053 4,096 1978–79 4,348 4,121 1979–80 —original 4,262 3,872 —revised 3,874 3,499 1980–81 2,592 2,470 1981–82 2,201 —