Outstanding local grant commitments
Asked for outstanding commitments by local housing authority, the Minister said the Department did not keep records in a form that could provide the requested breakdown and noted a £19.5 million provision for eligible 1981 payments.
andMr. Tully asked the Minister for the Environment the amount of the outstanding commitments of each local housing authority in relation to house improvement grants terminated in 1980 as referred to on page 8 of the Public Capital Programme 1981.
Comment on this
I am not clear what information the Deputies require having regard to the fact that local authorities have no commitments in relation to this scheme of grants. If, however, the question relates to the outstanding grant commitments in each local authority area, the position is that records are not kept in my Department in a manner that would enable that information to be provided.
A provision of £19.5 million has been made for the payment of house improvement and solid-fuel grants accruing for payment in 1981 where the work is satisfactorily completed and payment is claimed by 31 March 1981. However, I should like to inform the House that I have extended the date to 30 June 1981.
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