§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what estimates he has made of the average increase in building costs per house of the proposed increase in Selective Employment Tax.
§ Mr. MellishThe increase in S.E.T. which was announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 19th March could add about 1 per cent. to the cost of construction generally, 197W including house-building, but the increase will be less if productivity continues to rise, as it has been doing in the past.