Housing, Newham

HC Deb 04 February 1991 vol 185 cc37-8W

Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amounts allocated to the London borough of Newham's housing investment programme in each year from 1979 to 1991 inclusive, indicating the change as a percentage each year in real terms.

Mr. Yeo

The information requested is as follows. Since 1981–82 authorities have been able to augment the borrowing power of their HIP allocations by using the prescribed proportion of their capital receipts. For 1990–91 and 1991–92, under the new capital finance system, the HIP allocation does not convey borrowing approval directly.

Housing investment programme allocations for London borough of Newham (£ thousands)
	Cash	Real terms1	Percentage change2
1978–79	18,875	50,558	—
1979–80	25,887	59,428	+ 18
1980–81	25,756	49,967	-16
1981–82	15,482	27,391	-45

	Cash	Real terms1	Percentage change2
1982–83	22,162	36,608	+ 34
1983–84	20,361	32,147	-12
1984–85	23,310	35,024	+9
1985–86	21,574	30,741	-12
1986–87	23,179	31,937	+4
1987–88	20,719	27,073	-15
1988–89	23,745	28,916	+7
1989–90	20,915	23,943	-17
1990–91	26,094	27,660	3+ 16
1991–92	23,333	23,333	4-16
1 Expressed in 1991–92 prices.
2 Percentage change over previous year in real terms.
3 Provisional.
4 Initial allocation only.