§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amounts allocated to Liverpool's housing investment programme in each year from 1979 to 1991 inclusive, indicating the change as a percentage each year in real terms.
§ Mr. YeoLiverpool's housing investment programme allocations since 1979–80 are as follows. The percentage changes reflect 1990–91 as the base year for real term calculations.
Actual allocation £ million Percentage change in real terms 1979–80 42.430 — 1980–81 47.172 -6.125 1981–82 39.788 -23.079 1982–83 49.337 +15.774 1983–84 41.853 -18.918 1984–85 38.499 -12.460 1985–86 31.000 -23.636 1986–87 27.500 -14.222 1987–88 24.800 -14.476 1988–89 19.653 -26.144 1989–90 15.240 -27.101 1990–91 27.677 +68.155 1991–92 23.400 -20.238 The actual allocations exclude the £24.267 million Liverpool have received from the estate action programme since 1988–89.
Since 1981 authorities have also been able to spend substantial resources generated through the right to buy programme.
§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will review the housing investment programme for Liverpool in the light of that city's commitments under the defective housing legislation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoI have no plans to review Liverpool's housing investment programme allocation. We have taken account of the city's commitments under the housing defects legislation in determining the allocation.