§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much each local authority was allowed to borrow to carry out improvements under the estate action schemes; and what percentage of that money was allowed for providing additional heating facilities in their houses; for each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 13 January 1989]: The estate action provision since 1986–87 has been:
£ million 1986–87 45 1987–88 75 1988–89 140 Figures for individual local authorities on the proportion of the allocations spent on heating facilities are not readily available. The proportion of the total Estate Action allocations devoted to heating and insulation improvements and associated works is estimated at 25 per cent. in 1986–87 and 24 per cent. in 1987–88. We expect a similar proportion in the current year.