§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing changes in the provision of Government financial support, including tax incentives, to public and private sector housing respectively, in Scotland, Wales and each region of England.
§ Mr. MajorThe table shows voted expenditure on housing for the years 1978–79 and 1988–89 for the public and private sectors. It includes both public and non-public expenditure.
1978–79 (outturn) £ million 1988–89 (provision) £ million England Private 832 1,559 Public 1,108 459 Scotland Private 41 211 Public 178 81 Wales Private 14 81 Public 74 73 A regional breakdown of the figures for England is not available. Regional figures for mortgage interest tax relief for the year 1978–79 can be provided and these are detailed in the following table, but, following the introduction of the MIRAS system in April 1983, regional information
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Consumers' expenditure estimates constant 1980 prices £ million 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Books 393 369 350 371 381 Records etc.1 613 673 736 836 954 Cinema 94 77 96 97 99 Other admissions 2 1,118 1,165 1,249 1,299 1,365 Newspapers and magazines 1,312 1,327 1,351 1,353 1,356 Catering (meals and accommodation)3 7,790 8,168 8,506 9,141 9,842 Alcoholic drink 9,370 9,983 10,224 10,297 10,512 Betting and gaming 1,394 1,419 1,445 1,476 1,554 Social etc. subscriptions4 97 100 93 86 79 Leisure goods except records etc. and on pets5 2,272 2,405 2,558 2,740 3,007 can no longer be provided. The United Kingdom figure for 1988–89 mortgage interest tax relief is expected to be £4,250 million.
Figures for mortgage interest relief 1978–79 £ million Northern 40 Yorkshire and Humberside 90 North West 105 East Midlands 60 West Midlands 105 East Anglia 35 Greater London 170 Other South East 305 South West 85 Wales 40 Scotland 60 Northern Ireland 15 United Kingdom total 1,110