§ 7. Mr. John Fraserasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will seek to initiate, after consultation with those interested, a rolling programme of construction of houses for sale and to rent other than local authority houses.
§ Mr. MacCollRegular discussions are held with representatives of the builders, building material producers, building societies and local authorities at the Housing Programme Working Party about the future of the housing programme, both public and private. One of the working party's foremost aims is the achievement of a steady and substantial output of private housing.
§ Mr. FraserDo the Government have a policy of ensuring that there is a regular supply o both land and money to enable houses for owner-occupation to be supplied at a regular rate?
§ Mr. MacCollMy right hon. Friend's officials are associated with the Land Commission in discussions with local authorities in the main pressure areas about the supply of land. The building 1146 societies have made clear their intention of continuing to lend as much as they can to finance private housing.