§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the amount of grant to the Housing Corporation in each year since its establishment; and what plans he has to increase it.
§ Mr. BaldryThe main element of the Housing Corporation's expenditure is its approved development programme—ADP—which is funded by grant and loans from the Government, as well as the corporation's receipts. Gross capital expenditure on the ADP in England since 1978–79 has been as follows:
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£ million 1978–79 327 1979–80 400 1980–81 508 1981–82 521 1982–83 755 1983–84 734
£ million 1984–85 697 1985–86 711 1986–87 715 1987–88 752 1988–89 777 1989–90 935 1990–91 1,063 1991–92 1,586 1992–93 11,770 1 Estimated outturn Information about earlier years and figures for the total of grants paid to the Corporation cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.
The Government's future plans will be announced by the Chancellor in his autumn statement.