asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will give estimates of each individual figure for public expenditure on housing given in table 2.7 of Cmnd. 8494, "The Government's Expenditure Plans, 1982–83 to 1984–85," for 1982–83 for England at 1980 survey prices;(2) if he will give an estimate of the total housing public expenditure for England given in table 2.7 of Cmnd. 8494 for 1983–84 and 1984–85 at 1980 survey prices;3) if he will give an estimate of the cost of rent allowances and rent rebates, including rate fund contributions for 1982–83, at 1980 survey prices.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 31 March by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the right hon. Member for Stepney and Poplar (Mr. Shore).—[Vol. 21, c. 124.]

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest available figures for the distribution of Exchequer subsidies for local authority housing, including and excluding rent rebates, and of tax relief plus option mortgage subsidy by income of head of household and wife, in a form comparable to the figures for 1974–75 given in "Housing Policy" technical volume 1, 1977, tables iv.36 and iv.37.

The latest available figures are for 1976–77 and are as follows. Figures for more recent years could be produced only at disproportionate cost.