HC Deb 27 February 1986 vol 92 c662W
Dr. Godman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what grants have been allocated by his Department to the Inverclyde district council in each of the past five years for housing improvement projects: and what spending constraints have been imposed on Inverclyde district council during the past five years.

Mr. Ancram

[pursuant to his reply, 26 February 1986, c. 590]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 28 January. The amounts spent on the improvement of the council's own housing stock and on improvement and repairs grants to the private sector are dependent on the council's own priorities for expenditure within the HRA and non-HRA capital expenditure blocks respectively. The Government contribute towards the costs incurred by local authorities in giving private sector improvement and repairs grants. The amounts so contributed in the case of Inverclyde district council during the past five years were as follows:

Improvement Repairs Total
1981–82 256,446 25,868 282,314
1982–83 327,774 89,092 416,866
1983–84 470,573 617,257 1,087,830
1984–85 690,415 383,605 1,074,020
1985–86 629,163 651,460 1,280,623
2,374,371 1,767,282 4,141,653

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