§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many jobs the Government estimate are created annually by the approved development programme budget;
(2) what was the average cost to a housing association of compiling a bid for the Housing Corporation's approved development programme for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesNeither my Department nor the Housing Corporation can provide the cost to housing associations of compiling bids for the Housing Corporation's approved programme or the total number of jobs created by the approved development programme.
§ Mrs. MaddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of the budget of the Housing Corporation is spent on administration.
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesThe Housing Corporation's administration costs for 1994–95 represent 1.4 per cent. of its total grant in aid.