§ Mr. Durantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the additional sum for home insulation grants in 1982–83 announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget Statement will be allocated; and how this allocation will be made.
§ Mr. StanleyThe additional amount made available for the homes insulation scheme in England in 1982–83, was £8.25 million. Authorities' bids, with the addition of associated administrative fees, totalled only £3.45 million, and all these bids have therefore been met in full. Authorities were notified of their allocations on 30 April and I have placed a table showing the allocations, less the provision for administrative fees, in the Library.
The remaining£4.8 million is being disbursed as a further provisional allocation for home improvement grants which will be additional to those totalling £74.5 million announced in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Melton (Mr. Latham) on 21 April.—[Vol. 22, c. 249–56] Authorities will be notified of their further home improvement allocations within the next few days and the details will be placed in the Library.