§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new dwellings were completed by Sheffield city council in each year from 1975 to 1981; and what is the estimated number of completions for 1982.
§ Sir George YoungThe information for 1975 to 1981, which has been published in "Local Housing Statistics", is as follows:
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Number of dwellings completed 1975 2,078 1976 2,009
Number of dwellings completed 1977 1,529 1978 1,426 1979 886 1980 1,277 1981 573 I have no estimate for the completions in the calendar year 1982.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many council dwellings have been insulated by Sheffield local authority in each of the past four years.
§ Sir George YoungAccording to the information supplied to my Department by the local authority, the number of council dwellings insulated by the council itself is as follows:
Number 1978 4,276 1979 10,329 1980 519 1981 — In addition, since 1980 the local authority has made grants for insulation available to tenants under the home insulation scheme.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what allocation has been made to Sheffield for the housing investment programme during the current financial year.
§ Sir George YoungThe basic housing investment programme allocation made to Sheffield city council for 1982–83 was £23,363,000. On top of this was an allocation of £600,000 under the home insulation scheme and, in September 1982, an additional allocation for home improvement grants of £225,000. My right hon. Friend has recently announced that local authorities may further increase their spending this financial year on home improvement grants without the need for prior approval. In addition, each local authority is able to augment its basic allocation by the use of the capital receipts it generates.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional requests have been made by Sheffield during the current financial year for money for housing improvements, insulation, and new dwellings, respectively.
§ Sir George YoungSheffield city council made a request in May this year for additional resources for home improvement grants. It was given an additional allocation of £225,000 for this purpose and will be able to increase its spending further in this financial year under the terms of the recent announcement made by my right hon. Friend.