§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money was spent by Southampton city council on housing improvement and repairs grant under the Housing Act 1974 in each of the years for which figures are available.
§ Sir George YoungTotal spending on renovation grants, which also include intermediate and special grants, since 1974–75 is available from Southampton's annual housing investment programme submissions. The figures are as follows:
Renovation Grants Payments Year £ thousand 1974–75 366 1975–76 374 1976–77 268 1977–78 292 1978–79 413 1979–80 561 1980–81 695 1981–82 698 1982–83 1,708 In returns for the first half of 1983–84, the authority has reported payments of £1,024,000.