§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report the cost (a) to his Department and (b) to local authorities of
Value of grants completed in each year Exchequer contribution £ million £ million (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Improvement Intermediate and special grants Repairs Total 1978–79 76.4 4.8 0.2 81.3 89.8 1979–80 105.4 5.4 0.2 111.0 98.0 1980–81 119.0 7.4 0.5 126.8 113.4 1981–82 128.0 28.1 11.2 167.4 137.0 1982–83 219.6 51.3 96.4 367.2 179.2 Expenditure on home improvement grants is expected to total about £650 million in 1983–84. Expected outturn for Exchequer contributions is £267.2 million.
The figures in column 4 of the table are for grants completed in each year and are taken from housing and construction statistics. They differ from the figures shown in public expenditure White Papers, which relates to total spending on grants — including, for example, interim payments. The latter are, however, not available by type of grant. Spending on Exchequer contributions is not available by type of grant.*
* Exchequer contributions do not reflect expenditure on grants in any given year. They are paid towards the loan charges on grants given in previous years.