§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the housing capital expenditure of all local authorities in each year since 1980–81 at(a) cash prices and (b) current prices.
§ Sir George YoungLocal authority gross housing capital expenditure in England, from 1980–81 to 1993–94, was:
£ million Cash 21993–94 prices 1980–81 2,729 5,669 1981–82 2,632 4,985 1982–83 3,235 5,719 1983–84 3,571 6,035 1984–85 3,501 5,633 1985–86 3,023 4,608 1986–87 3,017 4,469 1987–88 3,272 4,600 1988–89 3,604 4,749 1989–90 5,124 6,312 Present capital finance system 1990–91 3,164 3,606 1991–92 2,818 3,021 1992–93 2,627 2,712 31993–94 2,791 2,791 Notes:
1 Figures include Urban Programme and City Challenge housing capital expenditure.
2 Cash figures converted to 1993–94 price levels by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP market prices deflator.
3 Provisional.
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§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total amount of moneys made available to all local authorities for housing capital expenditure in each year since 1980–81 through(a) capital grants and (b) borrowing approvals at (i) cash prices and (ii) current prices.
§ Sir George YoungCentral Government capital provision for local authority housing capital expenditure in England, from 1980–81 to 1993–94, was:
£ million Capital grants1 Borrowing approvals2 Cash prices 1993–94 prices3 Cash prices 1993–94 prices3 1980–81 n/a n/a 2,203 4,576 1981–82 n/a n/a 1,795 4,000 1982–83 n/a n/a 2,192 3,875 1983–84 n/a n/a 2,233 3,774 1984–85 n/a n/a 1,852 2,980 1985–86 135 206 1,605 2,446 1986–87 145 215 1,459 2,161 1987–88 147 207 1,400 1,968 1988–89 188 248 1,331 1,754 1989–90 326 402 1,095 1,349 Present capital finance system 1990–91 293 334 1,558 1,776 1991–92 352 377 1,706 1,829 1992–93 423 437 1,541 1,591 41993–94 413 413 1,367 1,367 New social housing in England is now mainly provided by housing associations rather than local housing authorities.
Notes:
1 Outtrun figures unless otherwise stated. Comprising specified capital grants and other housing capital grants. Before 1990, grants were paid to support loan charges incurred by local authorities in borrowing for the payment of private sector renewal grants. Estimates comparable with capital grants paid under the present system are available only for 1985–86 to 1989–90.
2 Outturn figures unless otherwise stated. Including Estate Action which forms part of the Single Regeneration Budget for 1994–95 onwards. Figures for 1990–91 onwards comprise the housing contribution to authorities' all-service basic credit approvals and housing supplementary credit approvals. Figures for years before 1990–91 are on a comparable basis, comprising HIP allocations including retrospective borrowing approvals.
3 Cash figures converted to 1993–94 price levels by excluding the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP market prices deflator.
4 Estimated outtum.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish for each local authority(a) the amount spent on council housing repairs and maintenance and (b) the number of council-owned properties; and what was the average spent by local authorities on repairs and maintenance per council-owned property for each year since 1991–92.
§ Sir George YoungThe information available to my Department from local authorities' returns has been placed in the Library. Based on those returns, my Department's estimates of the average amount spent on repairs and maintenance for the three years requested is £509, £545 and £595 per dwelling.