HC Deb 22 November 1985 vol 87 cc318-20W
Dr. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, in ranking order, the 50 local authorities with the largest housing capital programmes in 1984–85 and 1985–86 showing the figures for each authority.

Mr. John Patten

The information requested is shown in the following tables:—

Local Authority 1984–85 Expenditure £ thousands
(1) Greater London council 163,555
(2) Birmingham 94,253
(3) Manchester 70,700
(4) Liverpool 65,169

Local Authority 1984–85 Expenditure £ thousands
(5) Islington 49,165
(6) Hackney 46,381
(7) Lambeth 45,201
(8) Brent 42,941
(9) Newham 40,979
(10) Wandsworth 39,812
(11) Southwark 37,015
(12) Haringey 36,814
(13) Camden 35,949
(14) Sheffield 31,742
(15) Leicester 30,604
(16) Kensington and Chelsea 30,482
(17) Lewisham 30,230
(18) Leeds 29,903
(19) Nottingham 28,379
(20) Westminster 26,107
(21) Wolverhampton 25,939
(22) Hammersmith and Fulham 25,744
(23) Bolton 25,076
(24) Ealing 24,764
(25) Kingston upon Hull 24,309
(26) Newcastle upon Tyne 23,293
(27) Sandwell 22,390
(28) Bristol 22,317
(29) Bromley 21,972
(30) Greenwich 21,664
(31) Gateshead 21,258
(32) Bradford 21,138
(33) Salford 20,819
(34) Tameside 19,357
(35) Thamesdown 18,455
(36) Walsall 18,216
(37) Hillingdon 18,018
(38) Derby 17,762
(39) Rochdale 17,671
(40) Oxford 17,476
(41) Barnsley 17,230
(42) Hounslow 16,925
(43) Plymouth 16,838
(44) Waltham Forest 16,135
(45) Middlesborough 15,912
(46) Rotherham 15,806
(47) Oldham 15,786
(48) Croydon 15,631
(49) Knowsley 15,620
(50) Kirklees 15,566

Local Authority 1985–86 Estimated Expenditure £ thousand
(1) Greater London council 96,605
(2) Liverpool 89,852
(3) Birmingham 81,480
(4) Wandsworth 58,736
(5) Manchester 49,526
(6) Islington 46,216
(7) Hackney 45,066
(8) Lambeth 41,127
(9) Sheffield 36,797
(10) Leeds 35,098
(11) Camden 34,769
(12) Southwark 33,066
(13) Haringey 31,750
(14) Newham 29,851
(15) Greenwich 27,991
(16) Brent 27,262
(17) Ealing 25,605
(18) Kensington and Chelsea 25,605
(19) Nottingham 25,254
(20) Hillingdon 23,520
(21) Leicester 23,500
(22) Westminster 23,000
(23) Salford 22,677

Local Authority 1985–86 Estimated Expenditure £ thousand
(24) Lewisham 21,978
(25) Bradford 21,951
(26) Southampton 21,003
(27) Plymouth 20,078
(28) Bristol 19,909
(29) Coventry 19,760
(30) Newcastle upon Tyne 19,511
(31) Hammersmith and Fulham 19,496
(32) Bolton 18,501
(33) Gateshead 18,020
(34) Croydon 17,960
(35) Sandwell 17,842
(36) Kingston upon Hull 17,040
(37) Doncaster 16,432
(38) Walsall 16,182
(39) Wirral 15,801
(40) Wolverhampton 15,239
(41) Derby 15,107
(42) Waltham Forest 15,005
(43) Havering 14,495
(44) Enfield 14,350
(45) Tameside 14,201
(46) Wakefield 14,140
(47) Portsmouth 14,106
(48) Tower Hamlets 14,095
(49) Rotherham 13,745
(50) Sunderland 13,699