HC Deb 22 December 1988 vol 144 cc430-1W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was his Department's total expenditure on housing in 1979 and in the latest year available, at constant prices.

Mr. Trippier

Total gross capital public expenditure on housing in England in 1987–88 was .3,827 million; in 1979–80 it was .5,545 million (at 1987–88 prices). Current expenditure in 1987–88 was .1,333 million; in 1979–80 it was .3,217 million (at 1987–88 prices).