§ 77. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has made to the West Bromwich Council about that authority's sale of council land for private development, in view of the length of the housing list in the borough and the housing conditions, and in view of the need to make the best community use of land in the Black Country; and if he will order an inquiry.
§ Mr. ChannonNone. It is in the first instance for the Council to determine the housing needs of their area and to decide how they can and should meet them. I understand that the last Administration did not object to West Bromwich Council making land available to private builders.174W I am sure that that decision took account of all the relevant factors in the housing situation.