§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many applications for renovation grant were successful in each year since 1979(a) in England, (b) in Yorkshire and Humberside and (c) in each local authority in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 3 February 1992]: Information about grants paid to private owners and tenants by local authorities are shown in the publication "Local Housing Statistics: England and Wales". The relevant issue numbers are as follows:
Year Issue number(s) 1979 53–55, 57 1980 57, 58, 61 1981 65 1982 right">69 1983 73 1984 77 1985 81 1986 85 1987 89 1988 93 1989 97 Copies are in the Library.
Regional and national totals for 1979 and 1980 did not appear in this publication and for England are 65,359 grants paid in 1979 and 74,465 in 1980. The corresponding figures for Yorkshire and Humberside are 7,900 and 9,478 respectively.
The latest figures for 1990 and the first nine months of 1991 are as follows:
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Grants paid to private owners and tenants under (a) Housing Act 1985 (b) Local Government and Housing Act 1989 1990 first nine months 1991 1990 first nine months 1991 England 89,094 22,703 7,523 43,244 Yorkshire and Humberside 13,901 3,327 583 5,164 Barnsley 644 19 48 364 Doncaster 245 38 1 169 Rotherham 1,538 177 44 645 Sheffield 1,232 300 33 571 Bradford (3)451 85 (3)— 155 Calderdale 1,042 204 15 280 Kirklees (3)699 829 (3)— 89 Leeds (3)750 209 (3)25 503 Wakefield (2)367 374 (2)5 200 Beverley (3)35 23 (3)11 82 Booth ferry 92 36 53 92 Cleethorpes 191 50 120 188 East Yorkshire 1— 28 1— 44 Glanford 157 50 23 99 Great Grimsby 324 58 11 234 Holderness 39 9 — 20 Kingston upon Hull 1— 1— 1— 1— Scunthorpe (1)48 1— (1)12 1— Craven (1)15 1— (1)— 1— Hambleton 42 11 — 7 Harrogate 100 37 21 96 Richmondshire 103 6 5 31 Ryedale 51 (2)15 8 (2)30 Scarborough 128 (2)41 1 (2)18 Selby 145 36 6 66 York 165 16 19 132 1 No returns received. Notes: Figures in brackets give number of quarters for which information has been returned if not complete.