§ Mr. Raffanasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the amount of Government expenditure on home improvement grants in Wales each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsLocal authority capital expenditure on housing improvement grants in Wales in the years 1974–75 to 1983–84 is given in the following table:
£ million 1974–75 22.3 1975–76 8.7 1976–77 8.3 1977–78 7.9 1978–79 10.2 1979–80 13.7 1980–81 14.0 1981–82 17.0 1982–83 40.6 1983–84 *90.100 * Local authority forecasts, made in September 1983 are £90 million. The Welsh Office projection, based on actual expenditure in the period 1 April to 30 September 1983, and on approvals made by authorities, is £100 million.