§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the percentage change in the housing investment programme allocation for the London borough of Islington between 1982–83 and 1983–84 (a) excluding the extra allocation of up to £12 million now made available and (b) including that sum.
§ Sir George YoungThe basic HIP allocation in 1983–84 is 5.1 per cent. less than the initial allocation for 1982–83. It would be 29.8 per cent. less than the potential allocation for 1982–83, but only if Islington acutally spent all its allocation this year. Only 50 per cent. has been spent after 9 months.
§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the overall percentage change in housing investment programme allocation for the London borough of Islington between 1979–80 and 1983–84.
§ Sir George YoungThe final housing investment programme allocation for the London borough of Islington for 1979–80 was £53.949 million. The council's initial allocation for 1983–84 is £35.103 million. No direct comparison may be made between the two figures, however, because since 1 April 1981 authorities have been able to augment their basic HIP allocations by the prescribed proportion of their housing and non-housing capital receipts, and Islington has made significant use of this new facility.
§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the number of dwellings unfit for human habitation in the London borough of Islington for each of the years from 1979 and the current figure.
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§ Sir George YoungThe Greater London house condition survey report, published by the GLC in May 1981, gave an estimate of 11,900 unfit dwellings in Islington in 1979. According to Islington borough council's own estimate in its 1982 housing investment programme return, there were 11,905 unfit dwellings in the borough in April 1982. Estimates for the earlier years in previous HIP returns, which are available in the Library, do not appear to be on a consistent basis.
§ Mr. John Grantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the number of local authority-owned properties in the London borough of Islington empty for each of the years from 1979 and the current figure.
§ Sir George YoungIslington borough council's annual housing investment programme returns include the following estimates:
Vacant dwellings owned by Islington L B Number 1 April 1979 3,519 1 April 1980 2,836 1 April 1981 2,314 1 April 1982 2,373