Written question asked by John Austin (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 December 1996. It was answered by Paul Beresford (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What allowance he made for inflation in determining estate action allocations in (a) 1993 and (b) 1994. - Inc no figs.

Answer: Mr. Austin-Walker: To ask the Secretary of state for the Environment what allowance he made for inflation in determining estate action allocations in (a) 1993 and (b) 1994; and if he will make statement. [8850] Sir Paul Beresford: Local authorities were advised to make due allowance for inflation before submitting their bids for estate action support to the Department. The amounts available to fund new and continuing estate action schemes in 1993-94 and 1994-95 were determined by the public expenditure survey settlements.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 8850; 287 c306W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Finance Housing improvement Housing estates Inflation Single regeneration budget Estate Action
Contains statistics: Yes