HC Deb 17 April 1972 vol 835 c26W
Mr. Loughlin

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to ensure that home ownership is possible for men earning £30 per week.

Mr. Amery

31 per cent. of dwellings mortgaged to building societies in 1971 were bought by borrowers earning not more than about £30 a week. The best way of increasing this already substantial percentage of lower income purchasers lies in a continuing improvement in the supply of houses for sale.