HC Deb 03 November 1983 vol 47 cc415-6W
Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state the amount of funding available to the Housing Corporation in each of the past four years; and how much was allocated to housing associations and housing co-operatives during the same period.

Mr. Gow

Government funding for the Housing Corporation is by cash limited approved development programme. Additionally, the Housing Corporation may take account of receipts when making loans to housing associations. The figures are as follows:

Public Expenditure White Paper £ million (net) Gross programme £ million
1979–80 397 401
1980–81 495 508
1981–82 492 520
1982–83 680 755

The net provision for 1983–84 is now £624.4 million.

The distribution of funds to individual associations is a matter for the Housing Corporation.