§ Mr. Sean Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will express total central Government subsidies to local authority and new towns' housing and housing associations as a percentage of total general subsidies to housing for each year since 1979–80.
§ Sir George YoungCentral Government subsidies to local authority and new town housing and current and capital grants to housing associations are given in the table for the United Kingdom.
Estimates of amounts of other forms of Government support for housing costs were given in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Sir B. Rhys Williams) by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 20 March, at column 505.
Central Government subsidies to Local Authority and new town housing* £ million Grants to† housing associations £ million 1979–80 1,828 577 1980–81 2,029 587 1981–82 1,437 561 1982–83 940 687 1983–84 656 1,110 * Including subsidies to Scottish Special Housing Association and Northern Ireland Housing Executive. † Including revenue deficit grant and housing association grant.