§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will calculate the estimated housing expenditure for 1988–89 in the housing revenue account, rent, housing support grant and RFL; and if he will recalculate this estimate on the basis of the ratios of spending on rent, housing support grant and RFL in the 1979–80 financial year.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFinal decisions on the level of housing support grant and rate fund contribution limits for 1988–89 will not be taken until later this month when my right hon. and learned Friend has completed his consideration of representations made by COSLA and individual local authorities. Decisions on 1988–89 rent levels are for local authorities themselves to take.