§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate which local authorities in the north-west of England have obtained a supplementary housing investment programme allocation for 1985–86; how much additional allocation each received; and what was the original allocation for these authorities for 1985–86.
§ Sir George YoungThree local authorities in the north-west region (Bolton, Preston and Wigan) appeared likely, on the basis of their estimates, to have insufficient resources to meet their obligations under the Housing Defects Act in 1985–86. These authorities were advised last August that if their estimates were confirmed by actual expenditure, retrospective additional housing investment programme allocations would be made after the end of the financial year. The maximum additional allocations, and the initial housing investment programme allocations, are as follows:730W
Maximum additional allocation Initial HIP allocation 1985–86 £ million £ million Bolton 0.756 12.849 Preston 0.095 4.200 Wigan 0.500 7.685