§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total cost of subsidies to housing associations in the form of140W (a)housing association grant, (b) revenue deficit grant and (c) hostel deficit grant in each of the years from 1985 to 1987, and the estimated recovery of subsidy through grant redemption fund in the years for which the information is available.
§ Mrs. RoeThe information requested is as follows:
£ million 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 Housing association grant 919.1 809.4 750.1 Revenue deficit grant 10.7 11.4 12.2 Hostel deficit grant 4.5 6.6 9.5 Grant redemption fund payments (5.2) (9.5) (14.7)