HC Deb 18 October 1972 vol 843 cc74-5W
27. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will send a circular to local authorities requesting them to ensure that the provision of housing accommodation for the Ugandan Asians will not prevent them from supplying similar accommodation to those born in the United Kingdom who are without a home.

Mr. Peter Walker

No. In exercising their responsibilities for the management of their stocks of housing, local authorities can be relied on to take fully into account the various needs for housing which face them.