§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many new houses have been built to replace houses with defective concrete in(a) Cornwall, (b) Devon, (c) Somerset and (d) Dorset; and how much public money has been made available by the Government for repairs and maintenance of public housing in these four counties since 1979.
§ Sir George Young[holding answer 12 April 1994]: The Department collects information about total housebuilding by local authorities, but not about the reasons for it.
Figures for housing revenue account subsidy for repair and maintenance by local authorities on their own dwelling stock are only available since 1990–91. The following levels of subsidy were given to authorities in the four counties:
HRA subsidy paid for repairs and maintenance by local authorities: 1990–91 to 1993–94: £ million Cornwall 141.9 Devon 102.0 Dorset 47.7 Somerset 58.3 1 Excluding subsidy paid to Carrick BC in 1990–91. The actual expenditure by local authorities on repair and maintenance will differ from the subsidy paid by the Government.