HC Deb 03 February 1994 vol 236 c880W
Mr. Harry Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assistance he proposes to make available to London boroughs and the common council during 1994–95 in respect of extra costs which those authorities may face as a result of decisions on housing revenue account subsidy in respect of debt inherited from the former Greater London council; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Curry

For 1993–94 my right hon. Friend announced a scheme of special assistance for London boroughs and the common council facing extra costs that year as a result of his decision that housing revenue account subsidy and housing subsidy is not payable under the statute in respect of certain debts inherited from the former Greater London council. Should the House of Lords uphold the judgments of the divisional court and the Court of Appeal in respect of his decision, he proposes to make similar arrangements for 1994–95.