§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the support for 1990–91 and 1991–92 from his Department to all the housing repair agencies(a) nationally, (b) in Suffolk and (c) in Norfolk.
§ Mr. YeoThe current estimated outturn for support by my Department to home improvement agencies in 1990–91 is £2,078,500. However, this sum is not paid directly to individual agencies. It is paid to Care and Repair Ltd., and the National Home Improvement Council, which are then responsible for allocating it to individual schemes. My Department does not therefore have any record of the amounts paid currently to schemes in individual counties, although this information will be available after the end of the financial year.
The total amount which we have allocated in support of individual agencies in 1991–92 is £2,724,751; and I am pleased to be able to inform my hon. Friend that letters are being sent to local authorities informing them of the allocations to individual schemes. Of these, £19,483 has been offered in support of an agency in Suffolk and £22,032 in support of an agency in Norfolk.