§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs to what extent there is a limitation in the application of the £25 million for housing associations, as provided in the Housing Act, 1961, to new buildings only.
§ Sir K. JosephLoans from the £25 million fund may be made in respect of schemes for the provision of housing accommodation either by building new houses or by converting or improving existing buildings. But it has all along been made clear that priority would be given to new building, since the primary purpose of the scheme is to stimulate the building of new houses to let.