§ 77. Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications he has received for grants from the estate programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ChopeFor 1990–91, my Department received 326 outline bids for estate action resources to support new schemes. We have invited authorities to take forward 119 of these proposals. We expect, in addition, to provide further resources for over 200 schemes started in earlier years. Under the new financial regime loan charges on borrowing authorised by estate action credit approvals, which are charged to the housing revenue account, are fully eligible for housing revenue account subsidy, and estate action grant is now being phased out.