HC Deb 19 February 1988 vol 127 c774W
Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the capital allocation in cash and real terms to the Housing Corporation in Scotland, including the provisional estimates for 1988–89, for each year since 1974.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested is as follows:

Year Gross Allocation £ million Gross Allocation in real terms £ million
1974–75 14.50 16.408
1975–76 110.60 30.761
1976–77 116.30 41.791
1977–78 127.10 61.004
1978–79 131.40 63.852
1979–80 148.60 84.558
1980–81 165.70 96.414
1981–82 85.00 113.583
1982–83 108.50 135.197
1983–84 109.60 130.473
1984–85 101.30 115.442
1985–86 104.20 112.062
1986–87 113.80 118.636
1987–88 123.20 2123.200
1988–89 131.74 126.068
1 Actual expenditure. In these years expenditure was controlled on basis of housing units to be provided rather than budget allocation.
2 2 Base Year.