§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will consider using the money that is likely to be saved through the proposed cuts in council housing subsidies to assist those local 406W authorities in Wales that have to undertake major house-building programmes to meet the needs of their people.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe Housing Finance Act already provides for the payment of generous Exchequer subsidies 407W for housebuilding for all local authorities which need them.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the £200 million a year payable in council housing subsidies up to 1975 under the present system is estimated to be payable to local authorities in Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI estimate that for Wales the proportion of the total expen-408W diture becoming payable in England and Wales for council housing subsidies in future years will be about 5 per cent.
ERRATUM
OFFICIAL REPORT, Tuesday, 1st August, 1972, c. 111The figure of £65,540 million in the table of figures for "GNP for International reporting:" should read £56,540 million.