asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how he proposes to allocate the £5 million urban programme resources announced on 9 December, Official Report, c. 865, for low-cost home ownership in 1982–83.
On the basis of the bids submitted by individual local authorities, I intend to approve the following expenditure under the urban programme for 1982–83 subject to further discussions with the local authorities concerned on the details of certain individual schemes.
Name of authority
| Type and location of scheme
| Public expenditure allocation
| Estimated associated private sector finance
| Proposed sources of private finance
|
| London Borough of Newham | Improvement for sale of various properties throughout borough | 150 | 246 | Building societies |
| London Borough of Westminster | Homes of Westminster (HOWS) schemes for improvement for sale | 425 | 840 | Building societies |
Northern
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| Hartlepool | Improvement for sale—Montague Street, Headland conservation area | 300 | 400 | Building societies |
| Middlesbrough | Ascot Avenue—proposed access road for infill site for building for sale | 20 | 170 | Builder/Building societies |
| Newcastle | Yatesbury Avenue, landscaping and associated works on site for building for sale | 37 | 1,200 | Builder/Building societies |
| Byker, Landscaping etc. on three sites for building for sale | 129 | 3,900 | Builder/Building societies | |
| West End. Improvement for sale | 25 | 40 | Building societies | |
Yorkshire and Humberside
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| Bradford | Improvement for sale and improvement grants to support scheme for Hanover Square improvement | 250 | 400 | Building societies |
| Kingston-upon-Hull | Improvement grants for Market Place conversion | 86 | 340 | Builder |
| Sheffield | Improvement grants in St. Barnabas, Staniforth and Shoreham Street HAA | 250 | (not known) | Building societies |
| Grimsby | Improvement grants in two HAAs | 260 | 200 | Building societies |
North West Region
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| Blackburn | Provision of infrastructure at Haworth Street site for building for sale | 110 | 600 | Builder |
| Improvement for sale | 90 | 83 | Building societies/purchasers | |
| Bolton | Housing association shared ownership scheme: Ivanhoe Street | 303 | 297 | Building societies/Bank |
| Knowsley | Conversion for sale; Dunacre Walk, Halewood | 81 | 441 | Building societies |
| Liverpool | Repair grants for homesteading sales | 76 | 25 | Building societies/private individuals |
| Elloway Road. Improvement for sale | 116 | 430 | Builder/Building societies | |
| Oldham | Improvement grants for property sold under homesteading arrangements | 159 | 191 | Building societies |
| Wigan | Improvement for sale and improvement grants for homesteading scheme in HAAs and GIAs | 218 | 270 | Building societies |
| Sefton | Housing association leasehold scheme for the elderly at Captains Lane Estate, Bootle | 183 | 792 | Banks/private individuals |
East Midlands
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| Nottingham | Improvement for sale scheme in HAAs and GIAs | 55 | 120 | Building societies/private individuals |
| Improvement grants in HAAs in association with building society improvement loans | 275 | 100 | Building societies | |
West Midlands
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| Birmingham | Improvement for sale in proposed Richmond HAA | 183 | 122 | Private individuals/Building societies |
| Sandwell | Improvement grants for homesteading sales | 30 | 54 | Private individuals/Building societies |
| Improvement for sale: dwellings in HAAs/GIAs | 60 | 81 | Private individuals/Building societies | |
| Wolverhampton | Improvement for sale | 40 | 110 | Private individuals/Building societies |
South East
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| Portsmouth | Improvement grants for homesteading sales | 240 | 340 | Building societies |
Eastern
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| Ipswich | Improvement for sale—Samuel Road | 48 | 55 | Building societies |
| Norwich | Improvement for sale in HAAs, GIAs | 50 | 160 | Building societies |