HC Deb 15 May 1991 vol 191 c172W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what information he has on the average price of(a) a terraced house, (b) a privately owned council house re-sold on the market and (c) other council houses in (i) Grimsby, (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside and (iii) the south-east and London in (x) 1989 and (y) 1990; and what is the percentage of each type in each area;

(2) what is his estimate of the average price of (a) terraced houses and (b) council houses in Grimsby.

Mr. Key

The available information on average prices is set out in the table:

Housing Investment Programme Allocations and Expenditure for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
(£ thousands)
Allocations Gross expenditure outturn
Cash Percentage change1 Cash Percentage change1
1978–79 14,367 — 14,089 —
1979–80 16,270 -3 18,496 +13
1980–81 14,260 -26 13,796 -37
1981–82 11,170 -29 8,966 -41
1982–83 13,553 +13 13,523 +41
1983–84 14,405 +2 23,789 +68
1984–85 10,020 -34 12,353 -51
1985–86 8,202 -22 14,073 +8
1986–87 6,599 -22 14,774 +1
1987–88 6,808 -2 22,807 +47
1988–89 6,019 -18 22,950 -6
1989–90 4,767 -26 22,442 -8
New Capital Finance System
1990–91 8,810 n/a
1991–92 27,950 -16 n/a

Notes:

1 Percentage change over previous year in real terms (using GDP deflator): except 1990–91 because of change to capital finance system.

2 The allocation shown here is the initial allocation only. Additional supplementary credit approvals are expected to be issued in the course of the year.

n/a not available.