House of Commons Hansard Debates for 19 Nov 1991

Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many local authorities in England failed to attract a positive housing borrowing capital account during 1990-91 and 1991-92 and the total aggregate value of the annual housing capital guideline allocations to such authorities ;

(2) how many local authorities would continue not to attract a positive borrowing capital account if total gross capital housing allocations to local authorities in England were raised to (a) £5 billion, (b) £7 billion and (c) £10 billion, assuming that the pattern of distribution of that allocation prevailing during 1991-92 between authorities remained unchanged and both their RTIAs and the capital grants provided to them for housing purposes did not change ; and what would be the aggregate value of their annual housing capital guideline allocations.

Mr. Yeo : I will write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Battle : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will update the information given in his answer of 28 March 1991, Official Report, column 533, on how much the estimated cost of housing revenue account

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rent rebate subsidy for years 1990-91 and 1991-92, and its planned provision for years 1991-93 and 1993-94 would be were it not for the assumed transfer of rental income from the tenants of some councils.

Mr. Yeo : The total contributions to rent rebates which local authorities made from their housing revenue accounts in 1990-91 is estimated to be £195 million. It is estimated that authorities will make contributions of £302 million in 1991-92 and £530 million in 1992-93. The estimate for 1992-93 is subject to the outcome of the current consultation exercise on proposals for rent guidelines and management and maintenance allowances for that year. No decision has been made for 1993- 94.

Local Authority Notices

Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a complete list of all those local authorities that have been issued with (a) section 13 notices, (b) section 14 notices, both under the Local Government Act 1988, (c) section 19a notices and (d) section 19b notices, both under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, giving dates of issue in each case, and indicating for each case the reason for issuing the notice.

Mr. Portillo : Following is the information :

Notices issued under section 13 of the Local Government Act 1988 where

(a) the authority appeared to have acted in an anti-competitive manner

Birmingham City C--10 May 1990

Braintree DC--29 March 1990

Bristol City C--4 September 1989

Bury MBC--1 June 1990

Camden LB--3 July 1990

Charnwood BC--21 December 1989

Doncaster MBC--21 September 1990

East Lindsey DC--9 April 1990

Eden DC--29 March 1990

Halton BC--9 October 1991

Haringey LB--12 November 1991

Hillingdon LB--4 September 1989

Knowsley MBC--7 December 1989

Leicester City C--11 September 1990

Liverpool City C--31 May 1990

Redditch BC--18 January 1991

Thurrock DC--3 October 1990

Wakefield MBC--6 March 1991

Warrington DC--2 August 1991

Waveney DC--24 July 1991

Wolverhampton MBC--3 January 1990

Woodspring DC--6 September 1990

York City C--10 May 1990

(b) the authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

Breckland DC--19 September 1991

Camden LB--3 July 1990

Crawley BC--29 July 1991

Crawley BC (2 notices)--9 October 1991

Eastleigh BC--18 December 1990

Epsom and Ewell BC--1 July 1991

Gloucester City C--28 October 1991

Gosport BC--29 July 1991

Harrogate BC--1 July 1991

Haringey LB--12 December 1990

Humberside CC--8 June 1990

Lewes DC--28 October 1991

North Tyneside MBC--1 July 1991

Redbridge LB--1 July 1991

Shropshire CC--28 October 1991

Surrey CC--28 October 1991

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Waverley DC--28 October 1991

West Devon DC--1 July 1991

and

Camden LB--3 July 1990

Directions served under section 14 of the Local Government Act 1988 where (a) the authority appeared to have acted in an anti-competitive manner

Doncaster MBC--11 December 1990 (replacement direction issued 28 March 1991)

Hillingdon LB--13 March 1990 (replacement direction issued 1 August 1990)

East Lindsey DC--6 July 1990 (replacement direction issued 31 July 1990)

Knowsley MBC--6 July 1990 (replacement direction issued 3 August 1990)

Leicester City C--19 December 1990 (replacement direction issued 29 January 1991)

Liverpool City C--6 August 1990 (replacement direction issued 24 June 1991)

Redditch BC--5 March 1991

Thurrock DC--19 December 1990 (replacement direction issued 5 March 1991)

Wakefield MBC--15 August 1991

Woodspring DC--8 November 1990

York City C--9 August 1990 (replacement direction issued 13 September 1990).

(b) the authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

Camden LB--31 October 1990

Eastleigh BC--9 April 1991

Haringey LB--20 June 1991

Harrogate BC--15 November 1991

Humberside CC--30 July 1990

and

Camden LB--31 October 1990.

Notices issued under section 19A of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 where (a) the authority appeared to have acted in an anti- competitive manner

Wirral MBC--28 March 1989

Liverpool City--30 May 1991

Salford City C--1 July

and

(b) where the authority appeared to have failed to achieve the prescribed financial objective

Barrow in Furness DC--1 July 1991

Brent LB--20 December 1989

Bromley LB--29 July 1991

Camden LB--1 July 1991

Copeland BC--9 July 1991

Eastleigh BC (2 notices)--18 December 1990

Greenwich LB--10 April 1991

Harrogate BC (2 notices)--1 July 1991

Kingston Upon Thames LB--29 July 1991

Milton Keynes BC--15 October 1991

Portsmouth City C--29 July 1991

Rochdale MBC--7 February 1991

Salford MBC--1 July 1991

Shepway DC--1 July 1991

Stroud DC--10 April 1991

Tonbridge & Malling BC--10 October 1990

Tower Hamlets LB--1 July 1991

Waltham Forest LB--29 July 1991

Warrington DC--29 July 1991

Worthing BC--29 July 1991

Wychavon DC--29 July 1991

Wycombe DC--12 December 1990

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