National Building Agency

HC Deb 19 January 1987 vol 108 c366W

Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will bring up to date the table set out by the hon. Member for Ealing, Acton (Sir G. Young) on 5 June 1984 regarding the financing of the National Building Agency; and whether the accounts for this body have now been finalised, and the organisation finally dissolved.

Mr. John Patten

The following payments have been made by the Department to meet the closure costs and net liabilities of the National Building Agency over the last three years. There are no other amendments to the June 1984 table.

• 1984–85 100,000 (reduced from the figure shown in the "grant-in-aid" column in the 1984 table)
• 1985–86 142,257
• 1986–87 74,500 (latest estimate)

The liquidators have now wound up most of the agency's affairs, but final dissolution cannot take place until all outstanding claims have been settled.