HC Deb 15 February 2001 vol 363 c207W
Mr. Linton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how much the Government Office for London allocated to Wandsworth Council's housing investment programme for(a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02; and if he will make a statement; [148139]

(2) how much the Government Office for London has allocated to Wandsworth council for major repairs (a) through the major repairs allowance for 2001–02 and (b) through the housing investment programme for 2000–01; and if he will make a statement. [148124]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

The allocations made to Wandsworth to support the authority's housing capital programmes in 2000–01 and 2001–02 are as follows:

£ million
2000–01 2001–02
Housing annual capital guidelines 20.592 11.386
Private sector renewal 1— 1.500
Disabled facilities grants 0.240 0.237
Total housing investment programmes allocations 20.832 13.123
Major repairs allowance (MRA) 1— 14.773
Total 20,832 27.896
1 Not applicable

The MRA, which was introduced for 2001–02, is ring-fenced for works on council housing. The resources allocated through housing annual capital guidelines provide unhypothecated support for authorities' housing capital programmes which cover expenditure on private sector renewal and support for new provision by housing associations as well as work on council housing.

Allocations made to Wandsworth doubled between 1997–98 and 2001–02.