§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the figures for major repairs to council housing in Wales from 1979 to date; and what is his estimate for the year 1985–86.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation on expenditure on repairs alone is not available, but the following table gives the expenditure since 1979–80 by local authorities on conversions, repairs and improvements of housing revenue account stock carried out under section 105 of the Housing Act 1974. No estimates are available for 1985–86.
Year Expenditure under Section 105 £ million 1979–80 19.9 1980–81 22.2 1981–82 21.0 1982–83 47.3 1983–84* 48.3 1984–85† 44.5 * Provisional. † Estimated from local authority forecasts made in October 1984.