asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total number of housing grants, both public and private and (a) discretionary improvement, standard and special grants, in England and Wales in the following periods: (a) July 1945 to October 1951, (b) October 1951 to October 1964, (c) October 1964 to June 1970, (d) June 1970 to February 1974 and (e) February 1974 to the latest available date.

RENOVATION GRANTS APPROVED: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS ENGLAND AND WALES 1949 TO 1977
		Discretionary	Standard	Thousands of dwellings Total
1949–53	…	6·1	—	6·1
January 1954 to September 1964	…	415·1	401·4	816·5
October 1964 to June 1970	…	268·6	393·6	662·2
July 1970 to March 1974	…	846·3	210·4	1,056·7
April 1974 to December 1977	…	471·8	48·8	520·6

Discretionary grants were introduced in 1949 and standard grants in 1959. Intermediate, repairs and special grants are included with standard grants.