§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many home improvement grants were approved last year by local authorities(a) nationwide and (b) in Nottingham; and what comparable figures he has for previous years.
§ Mr. TrippierNumbers of renovation grant approvals for private owners and tenants, by local authorities in England from 1985 to June 1988 appear in table 2.16 of "Housing and Construction Statistics, Part 2", No. 34. A copy is in the Library.
The available information reported by Nottingham is:
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Renovations: number of grant approvals Conversion and improvement Repairs Intermediate 1985 590 568 65 1986 332 442 77 19871 248 253 25
Conversion and improvement Repairs Intermediate 1988 Q1 n/a n/a n/a Q2 n/a n/a n/a 1 March and September quarters only.