§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on housing improvement repair grants in each of the last 10 financial years up to and including 1986–87 for (i) England and Wales and (ii) Northampton.
§ Mr. John PattenThe following is the available information on the amounts of repair grants paid.
England and Wales Northampton £'000 £ 1978–79 235 †1,305 1979–80 343 553 1980–81 578 0 1981–82 12,738 25,455 1982–83 109,731 92,094 1983–84 393,383 423,120 1984–85 326,698 ‡115,711 1985–86 *165,516 n.a. * Provisional. † Fourth quarter only. ‡ First half. Figures for earlier years for England and Wales could be provided only at disproportionate cost: earlier returns from Northampton are not available.
Separate allocations for repair grants are not made.