HC Deb 19 July 1988 vol 137 c582W
Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will update the information on net capital allocation figures for non-housing revenue account and housing revenue account for Scotland for each year since 1978–79, given in the answer of 26 October 1987,Official Report, columns 91 and 92; if he will reprice the figures for inflation; and if he will give the gross percentage change over the previous year.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

[holding answer 15 July 1988]: The information requested is contained in the following tables. This relates only to the years since 1982–83 since that is when the net allocation system was introduced.

Scotland Non-HRA Capital Allocations
Year Net £ million Per cent, change Net 1988–89 constant prices £ million
1982–83 86.133 113.071
1983–84 76.432 -11.3 95.829
1984–85 148.699 +93.9 178.549
1985–86 99.321 -33.2 112.537
1986–87 111.508 +12.3 122.352
1987–88 146.000 +30.9 152.570
1988–89 133.793 -8.4 133.793

Note: Special arrangements applied to 1983–84 when authorities were allowed to exceed consent subject to certain conditions.

Scotland HRA capital allocations
Year Net £ million Per cent, change Net 1988–89 constant prices £ million
1982–83 180.266 236.644
1983–84 177.625 -1.5 222.702
1984–85 112.482 -36.7 135.062
1985–86 160.227 +42.4 181.548
1986–87 204.859 +27.9 224.781
1987–88 259.382 +26.6 271.054
1988–89 197.767 -23.8 197.767