§ 113. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest estimate of the level of Government expenditure on homes insulation programmes.
§ Mr. WaldegraveProvision in 1987–88 for the homes insulation scheme in England is £16.5 million. My right hon. Friend also recently announced extra spending power of nearly £45 million for local authorities to tackle housing needs this year, which will include additional provision for homes insulation. Some of the resources made available to local authorities by Estate Action are also targeted towards insulation measures. More generally housing authorities are free to determine their own priorities for the insulation of their housing stock within the financial resources available to them. Responsibility for these matters in Scotland and Wales is for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales.