§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of total public expenditure on housing in England in 1982–83 at 1982 cash prices, distinguishing between gross and net housing costs and between capital and current account spending, giving separate sub-totals for rent and rate rebates and rent allowances, but excluding housing costs payable with supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. Stanley[pursuant to his reply, 6 May 1983, c. 168]: Table 2.7 of the Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 8789), copies of which are available in the Library, sets out the latest available estimates of total housing expenditure in England in 1982–83 by my Department, local authorities, the Housing Corporation and the new towns. Expenditure on rent rebates and rent allowances, under the unified housing benefit scheme, is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services, although I understand that estimates of total expenditure on those benefits in Great Britain are set out in table 2.12 of Cmnd. 8789. Rate rebates are not treated as public expenditure and their costs are excluded from that table.