HC Deb 27 June 1985 vol 81 c495W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out in the Official Report the amount of prospective spend under the Housing Defects Act taken into account when making the housing investment allocations for the current year for each housing authority; and if he will give a breakdown between repairs and repurchase.

Mr. Gow

The need for expenditure on defective prefabricated reinforced concrete dwellings accounts for 3 per cent. of the generalised needs index which is used to make 50 per cent. (40 per cent. in London) of the housing investment programme allocations to individual authorities. Locally assessed factors, including particular problems in dealing with stock are taken into consideration in making the local discretionary element part of the allocation.