§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was allocated in housing grants in each year since 1997 to the Housing Corporation; and how many houses were built as a result. [77869]
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§ Mr. McNultyThe table shows the amount of grant paid by the Housing Corporation to registered social landlords under the approved development programme (ADP) and local authority social housing grant (LASHG) together with the dwellings completed in each year for these programmes:
Approved development programme Gross ADP expenditure ££ million Dwellings completed 1997–98 678 35,418 1998–99 602 31,960 1999–2000 635 25,040 2000–01 715 22,354 2001–02 773 22,875
Local authority social housing grant LASHG expenditure £ million Dwellings completed 1997–98 363 10,152 1998–99 335 9,929 1999–00 328 8,678 2000–01 400 8,419 2001–02 410 6,971 Because of the length of time to complete development, no comparison can be made between funding and completions in any one year.