Housing Investment Programme

HC Deb 07 February 1986 vol 91 cc282-3W

Mr. Baldry

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what, in real terms, was the housing investment programme allocation to the Cherwell district council for the last five years.

Sir George Young

The housing investment programme allocations to the Cherwell district council for the five financial years from 1982–83 to 1986–87 at 1985–86 prices were:

	£m
1982–83	2.239
1983–84	2.58
1984–85	2.726
1985–86	2.411
1986–87	2.082

The authority's share of the total HIP allocation in the south-east has risen in each of the years in question, from 1.13 per cent in 1982–83 to 1.48 per cent in 1986–87. Since 1981–82 local authorities have been able to supplement their HIP allocations by spending the prescribed proportion of their capital receipts.

Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the housing invesrnent programme allocation paid or payable to the London borough of Waltham Forest in each year from 1979–80 to 1986–87 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms expressed in 1979–80 prices.

Sir George Young

The allocations were as follows:

Year	Cash Terms (£ million)	Real Terms (£ million, 1979–30 prices)
1979–80	17.046	17.046
1980–81	12.892	10.854
1981–82	9.225	7.054
1982–83	9.082	6.488
1983–84	8.627	5.900

Year	Cash Terms (£ million)	Real Terms (£ million, 1979–80 Prices)
1984–85	8.945	5.853
1985–86	8.684	5.412
1986–87	7.716	4.601

Since 1981–82 authorities have been able to augment their allocations by use of prescribed proportions of capital receipts. Additional allocations may be made for 1985–86 and 1986–87.