§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish details of (a) the number of home improvement grants and (b) the total value of such grants for (i) England, (ii) the city of Manchester and (iii) the Trafford borough for the years 1983 to 1986 inclusive.
§ Mr. TraceyThe available information is as follows:
Renovation grants paid to private owners and tenants Number of dwellings £ thousand Manchester 1983 April-December 1,901 9,511 1984 not available 1985 July-December 1,436 9,049 1986 January-March 856 5,460 Trafford 1983 487 1,706 1984 685 2,959 1985 510 2,341 1986 470 2,888 England 1983 219,832 655,490 1984 229,107 839,383 19851 136,412 525,099 19862 112,767 388,522 1 Revised. 2 Provisional.