§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new council houses were authorised and built in Grimsby borough each year since 1976–77; and how many were sold over the same period.
§ Sir George YoungThe numbers of council house starts, completions and sales for individual local authority areas are published in "Local Housing Statistics". Figures of housing starts and completions are available for the period 1976 to 1984 and figures of sales are available for the period 1976 to the first half of the 1984–85 financial year. Copies of "Local Housing Statistics" are kept in the Library and the relevant issues are listed below:
Council House Starts and Completions Year 1976 Edition 41 1977 Edition 45 1978 Edition 49 1979 Editions 53, 59 1980 to 1984 Edition 73 Council House Sales 1976 Edition 41 1977 Edition 45 1978 Edition 49 1979 Edition 53 1980–81 Edition 62 1981–82 Edition 63 1982–83 Edition 67 1983–84 Edition 71 1984–85 (1st half) Edition 73
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the contribution, in cash and as a percentage, made by central Government to local government expenditure in (a) Grimsby borough and (b) Humberside county in each year since 1977–78, together with any sums held back.
§ Sir George YoungThe available information about the authorities' rate fund revenue expenditure is in the following tables because of changes in the rate support grant system, particularly in the allocation of the various elements to different tiers of authorities, the information relating to years earlier than 1981–82 does not provide meaningful comparisons.
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Government Grants* (£ million) Grants as per cent, of Expenditure† Holdback (£ million) Humberside County Council 1981–82 193.3 62.2 7.1 1982–83 200.6 55.7 11.9 1983–84 201.8 57.2 7.5 1984–85 226.2 59.7 9.1 1985–86 201.2 53.5 11.0 Great Grimsby Borough Council 1981–82 4.1 71.3 0 1982–83 4.3 69.0 0 1983–84 4.8 70.2 0 1984–85 5.2 68.1 0.1 1985–86 5.9 70.1 0.2 * Includes Block Grant (after Holdback), Relevant Specific and Supplementary Grants, and Specific Grant on Mandatory Student Awards, but excludes domestic rate relief grant and grants and subsidies paid direct to capital, HRA etc.
† Total Local Rate and Grant Borne Expenditure in the rate fund revenue account (ie excluding other accounts such as capital accounts and HRA).