§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the latest estimate of outstanding applications for (a) improvement grants, (b) repair grants and (c) intermediate grants; and how many he expects to be dealt with in the current year in each category.
§ Sir George YoungIt is not possible to make a reliable estimate of the number of outstanding home improvement grant appliations; local authorities are not required to submit this type of information to the Department.
The number of applications which will be approved this year will depend on the policies of individual local authorities, but my right hon. Friend and I expect a substantial number of grants to be given.