To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the housing investment programme allocations, and what was the total spending power out of capital receipts of the London borough of Ealing in each of the last five years and for the current year; and if he will make a statement.

HIP allocations (in £ million) have been made as follows:

	£ million
1983–84	16·283
1984–85	15·140
1985–86	12·553
1986–87	11·812
1987–88	10·653
1988–89	110·864
1 Initial allocation only.

The total spending power out of capital receipts, from figures supplied by Ealing council, was £13·8 million for 1985–86 and £18·2 million for 1986–87. Information for other years is not available.