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Mr. Skinner
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the total central Government subsidy to local government housing for each year since 1945; and if he will accompany this with a table giving the total income tax mortgage concessions to owner-occupiers.
Mr. Channon
The total payments of subsidies (including improvement contributions) to local authorities, new towns and housing associations in Great Britain are in column 1 of the following Table. Tax relief on mortgage interest payments for owner-occupiers in the United Kingdom is in column 2. As Great Britain's figures for tax relief are not available the two columns are not directly comparable.
| Column 1 Great Britain Subsidies to local authorities | Column 2 United Kingdom Tax relief on mortgage interest payments | |
| £m. | £m. | |
| 1945–46 | 17 | 10 |
| 1946–47 | 17 | 10 |
| 1947–48 | 22 | 10 |
| 1948–49 | 39 | 15 |
| 1949–50 | 31 | 15 |
| 1950–51 | 29 | 15 |
| 1951–52 | 32 | 20 |
| 1952–53 | 37 | 20 |
| 1953–54 | 44 | 25 |
| 1954–55 | 52 | 25 |
| 1955–56 | 60 | 30 |
| 1956–57 | 63 | 35 |
| 1957–58 | 66 | 40 |
| 1958–59 | 72 | 45 |
| 1959–60 | 77 | 50 |
| 1960–61 | 78 | 70 |
| 1961–62 | 82 | 75 |
| 1962–63 | 85 | 75 |
| 1963–64 | 87 | 90 |
| 1964–65 | 95 | 110 |
| 1965–66 | 101 | 135 |
| 1966–67 | 108 | 155 |
| 1967–68 | 122 | 180 |
| 1968–69 | 139 | 195 |
| 1969–70 | 162 | 235 |
| 1970–71 | 203 | 300 |
| The figures before 1960–61 are very approximate. | ||