§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the amount of housing benefit paid to each local authority in respect of council housing for the years 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, and 1999–2000, indicating the average number of recipients for each authority. [110952]
§ Mr. MullinA table showing the available information has been placed in the Library. The table shows the Rent Rebate Subsidy Element of the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy, which represents eligible expenditure by authorities on rent rebates offset by any assumed surplus on their Housing Element. For some authorities, no Rent Rebate Element is paid because the assumed surplus on the Housing Element exceeds their eligible spending on rent rebates.