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Ministerial Corrections

Wednesday 19 March 2008

Communities and Local Government

Housing: Low Incomes

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the total capital receipts under the right to buy; what the effect of these in public sector borrowing has been; when the revenue received was spent; and what plans she has for the treatment of further revenues. [186841]

[Official Report, 21 February 2008, Vol. 472, c. 905-07W.]

Letter from Iain Wright:

An error has been identified in the Written answer given to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) on 21 February 2008. The answer should have been:

Mr. Iain Wright: The following table answers my hon. Friend's question for the years since 1995-96. Information before that year is available only at disproportionate cost.

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£ million
	Housing capital investment supported by CLG	Right to Buy (RTB) Receipts	Set Aside/Pooling	Investment greater than set-aside/pooling
1995-1996	(1)—	(1)—	860	(1)—
1996-1997	(1)—	(1)—	637	(1)—
1997-1998	1,894	890	943	951
1998-1999	2,098	911	1,085	1,013
1999-2000	2,173	1,374	1,477	696
2000-2001	2,866	1,426	1,626	1,240
2001-2002	3,312	1,566	1,382	1,930
2002-2003	3,598	2,210	1,857	1,972
2003-2004	4,685	2,936	No data	n/a
2004-2005	4,767	2,575	1,694	3,073
2005-2006	5,106	1,544	1,067	4,039
2006-2007	5,194	1,145	843	4,351
2007-2008	(2)5,597	No data	(3)770	No data
(1) Information available at only disproportionate cost (2) Programmed expenditure (3) Estimated pooled housing capital receipts

Work and Pensions

Disabled People (Poverty)

Mrs. McGuire: ...There were fewer people on the benefit in 1997 than there are now because it was introduced in 1992, and even the most basic mathematics indicates that it would be nigh on impossible only four and a bit years after a benefit is introduced to have a significant number of people on it long term.

[Official Report, 11 March 2008, Vol. 473, c. 20-21WH.]

Letter of correction from Anne McGuire:

An error has been identified in my speech during the Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Disabled People (Poverty) on 11 March 2008. The correct statement should have been:

Mrs. McGuire: ...There were fewer people on the benefit in 1997 than there are now because it was introduced in 1995, and even the most basic mathematics indicates that it would be nigh on impossible only two and a bit years after a benefit is introduced to have a significant number of people on it long term.

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