§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the total expenditure by his Department on housing for the last four years and the projected expenditure for the current
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Housebuilding Starts and Completions in England Local authority and new town Housing associations Private sector Total* Starts 1978–79 69,068 16,713 126,757 212,948 1979–80 54,737 14,159 106,868 191,881 1980–81 28,624 10,885 85,625 125,551 1981–82 23,132 12,570 104,546 140,404 expenditure separately identified for standing improvement grants, discretionary improvement grants and repair grants for the past five years, including the projected expenditure for the current financial year.
§ Sir George YoungThe information which is available for England is as follows:
year on housing expenditure by local authorities and the housing association sector distinguishing between revenue expenditure and capital expenditure.
§ Sir George YoungThe information is to be found in table 2.7 of volume 2 of the public expenditure White Paper—Cmnd. 8789.