HC Deb 17 October 1973 vol 861 cc166-7W
Mrs. Doris Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to encourage the building industry's resources on the urgent need for housing in the large cities.

Mr. Channon

I encourage the building industry to devote as much of its resources to housing as it can. The re-phasing of the public sector building programmes, announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 8th October, should ease the recent overloading on parts of the industry. Because of the need for more houses, housing has been excluded from this rephasing.