§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what allocation has been made by his Department to Inverclyde district council for housing expenditure each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is given in the following table. The substantial increases in the provisional capital allocations for 1986–87 over the allocations issued last March for 1985–86 reflect Government recognition of the continuing housing needs in Inverclyde.
Year Housing Revenue Account £million Non-housing Revenue Account £million 1979–80 3.790 1.730 1980–81 3.870 1.987 1981–82 3.639 2.292 1982–83 4.658 2.639 1983–84 4.928 1.705 1984–85 2.960 2.445 *1985–86 4.250 1.800 †1986–87 5.050 2.300 * Gross allocations issued on 29 March 1985. † Provisional gross allocations issued on 18 December 1985.