HC Deb 07 February 2002 vol 379 cc1088-9W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the total amount of money spent in real terms was by local authorities on housing repairs in each of the last 10 years. [30476]

Ms Keeble

[holding answer 30 January 2002]: Capital and revenue expenditure by local authorities in England on repairs, renovations and improvements to their own stock, and capital grants to support private sector renewal, is as follows.

Local authority expenditure on stock repairs, renovations and improvements: England
£ million in 2000–01 prices
Local authority stock1 Registered social landlord stock Private sector stock
Capital expenditure Revenue expenditure Capital expenditure Capital expenditure Total expenditure
1990–91 2,337 2,632 87 505 5,562
1991–92 1,720 2,529 69 536 4,854
1992–93 1,801 2,584 107 619 5,111
1993–94 2,059 2,580 133 679 5,451
1994–95 1,953 2,613 118 647 5,331
1995–96 1,857 2,560 149 584 5,150
1996–97 1,664 2,493 145 550 4,852
1997–98 1,495 2,370 145 464 4,473
1998–99 1,559 2,293 153 500 4,506
1999–2000 1,456 2,166 157 465 4,245
2000–01 1,787 2,074 200 423 4,485
1 Local authority owned stock in this period declined from 3.9 million in March 1991 to just over 2.8 million in March 2001.

Notes:

1. Capital expenditure figures from 1994–95 onwards are expressed on an accruals basis: those for 2000–01 are provisional based on estimated components of reported total capital expenditure.

2. Totals may not be consistent with the sum of components because of rounding.

3. Elements of expenditure include:

Local authority stock: All capital improvement, conversion, adaption and renewal work on Housing Revenue Account dwellings. Revenue expenditure on local authority stock reflects spending on repairs direct from the housing revenue account and contributions to the housing repairs account.

Registered social landlord stock: Support for RSL schemes, including new-build projects, via LA social housing grant advances.

Private sector stock: Renovation grants, disabled facilities grants and payments in relation to minor works assistance, group repair and renewal areas.

Source:

DTLR annual Housing Investment Programme returns, and subsidy claim forms