§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revaluation factors were used to convert the housing programme totals in table 2.7 of Cmnd. 7841, "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84", which were expressed at 1979 survey prices into the housing programmes for England, Scotland and Wales as shown in tables 2.7, 2.15 and 2.16 of Cmnd. 8175, "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84", which were expressed at 1980 survey prices.
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 26 March 1981, c. 427]: Table 4.10 of Cmnd. 8175 shows that for housing in England the average revaluation factor was 9.8 per cent., the comparable figure for Scotland was 15.7 per cent. and for Wales 10.5 per cent. Within these percentages the revaluation factor for current grants and subsidies was zero in accordance with the changed definition of survey prices explained in paragraph 31 of part 5 of Cmnd. 8175. For other housing items the average revaluation factor in England, Scotland and Wales was about 24, 30 and 23 per cent. respectively.
§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will break down the contents of table 2.7 in Cmnd. 7841, "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84", between England, Scotland and Wales on the same basis as these figures are now shown in tables 2.7, 2.15 and 2.16 in Cmnd. 8175, "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84".
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 26 March 1981, c. 427]: The information is set out in the following tables. I should point out to the hon. Member that they are not wholly comparable with those published in Cmnd. 8175 for England and Wales. Paragraph 43 of part 5 of that White Paper pointed out that rent rebates and rent allowances paid to recipients of supplementary benefits and supplementary pensions are now included in programme 12-social security—and not in programme 7-housing—as they were in Cmnd. 7841. In 1980–81, for England, they amounted to about £250 million at 1980 survey prices.
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1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Rent rebates Central Government 260 286 295 293 281 Rate fund contributions 89 98 102 101 96 Rent allowances 67 90 98 94 108 Total income related subsidies 416 474 495 488 485 538 Option mortgage scheme 171 191 182 164 187 204 Administration Central government 8 8 8 10 11 70 Local authorities 43 64 42 63 68 Total current expenditure 1,976 2,168 2,079 2,232 2,353 2,356 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE Local authority gross expenditure Land 190 140 78 55 34 New dwellings 1,525 1,596 1,424 1,117 900 Acquisitions 222 136 78 69 48 Improvement investment 424 410 416 481 607 Other 111 94 77 60 57 Improvement grants 98 83 74 99 103 Gross lending to private persons for house purchase and improvement 606 245 151 176 225 Loans and grants to the housing associations 256 268 260 186 149 Total local authority gross expenditure 3,432 2,973 2,556 2,243 2,122 1,618 New towns gross investment Land 27 18 4 7 5 New dwellings 186 198 157 122 120 Improvements 3 3 4 2 3 Total new towns gross investment 216 219 166 132 128 110 Sales and repayments Land and dwellings, local authorities -81 -94 -202 -362 -460 New towns -17 -16 -15 -21 -52 Associated lending (gross) 44 60 112 225 348 Repayments -31 -41 -41 -46 -47 Repayments of loans to private persons for house purchase and improvements -298 -296 -335 -335 -260 Repayments of loans to housing associations -1 -4 -4 -8 -8 Total sales and repayments -384 -392 -484 -547 -480 -484 Housing Corporation schemes Net loans and grants to housing associations 252 319 312 330 347 305 Savings bonus and loans scheme for first time purchasers (net) and other lending (net) -204 -4 -5 -4 -3 2 Total capital expenditure 3,311 3,115 2,544 2,154 2,114 1,551 Total programme 5,287 5,283 4,624 4,386 4,466 3,907 3,167 2,654 2,269
Scotland £ million at 1979 survey prices 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Housing 742 710 671 652 702 603 523 469 413 66W67W
Wales £ million at 1979 survey prices 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Housing 270 269 224 217 203 190 152 127 106 Total of programme 2.7 in Cmnd. 7841 6,299 6,262 5,519 5,256 5,372 4,700 3,840 3,250 2,790* * The last three years have been rounded to the nearest £10 million.
§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will explain the difference between the 56 per cent. fall in the total of housing programme expenditure for England, Scotland and Wales between 1975–76 and 1983–84 as shown in Cmnd. 7841, "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1980–81 to 1983–84", and the 61 per cent. fall over the same period now indicated for these programmes in Cmnd. 8175, "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84".
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 26 March 1981, c. 427]: As stated in paragraph 43 of part 5 of Cmnd. 8175, rent rebates and allowances paid to recipients of supplementary benefits and supplementary pensions in England and Wales are now included in programme 12—social security—and not in programme 7—housing—as they were in Cmnd. 7841. Accordingly, since the publication of Cmnd. 7841, the total housing programmes for 1975–76 and 1983–84 have been reduced by £184 million and £266 million respectively, at 1980 survey prices. In addition, expenditure in 1983–84 has been reduced by £101 million. As Ministers have not yet decided the allocation of expenditure within the housing programme for 1983–84 this reduction cannot be allocated meaningfully to the components of the programme.