§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give instructions to the Housing Corporation about the making of profits on purchases by housing associations in the light of the purchase and subsequent sale of 38 to 42 Churchill Street, Heaton Norris, by the Northern Counties housing association.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergNo. I am satisfied with the operation of the housing association improvement for sale scheme, under which these properties were purchased, improved and sold and for which appropriate housing association grant was paid.
Progress under the Energy Conservation programme and homes insulation scheme: England: 1979 and 1980 Homes Insulation Scheme Local authority: energy conservation programme: work completed Number of grants paid Payments Dwellings ('000) cost (£million) Public sector tenants* ('000) All ('000) All (£million) 1979 1st quarter 130.3 6.2 — 130.7 5.1 2nd quarter 102.7 4.2 — 79.4 3.1 3rd quarter 96.7 4.5 — 64.0 2.4 4th quarter 144.9 6.3 — 114.9 4.0 1980 1st quarter 208.1 9.7 4.6 118.1 4.6 2nd quarter 51.1 3.1 5.6 63.9 2.8 3rd quarter 45.6 2.7 3.5 41.0 1.9 4th quarter(Provisional) 74.4 † 7.7 80.2 4.5 * separate information for private sector tenants is not available. The Scheme was extended to public sector tenants in November 1979. †not available.