§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the expenditure on housing in the area covered by the Greater London council in each of the years 1979 to 1985 in total net expenditure, total gross expenditure and gross capital expenditure.
§ Sir George YoungMost expenditure on housing Is in the private sector, but statistical information for Greater 217W London is available only for the public sector. There is no appropriate definition of 'net' current expenditure, as there is a statutory requirement on local authorities that their
1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 *1984/85 Total current expenditure by local authorities 1,148 1,466 1,537 1,671 1,723 1,843 Gross expenditure by the Housing Corporation 112 142 143 202 190 195 Gross capital expenditure by local authorities 863 777 598 708 831 895 * Estimated
Source:
1. For current expenditure by local authorities, Housing Revenue Account statistics compiled by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
2. For Housing Corporation expenditure, estimates provided by the Corporation.
3. For gross capital expenditure by local authorities, Housing Investment Programme submissions (from HIP 2).