§ Mr. Huntasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has yet completed his examination of possible ways of helping those mortgagors who are currently paying high interest rates; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreesonAn examination of the problems of the high interest rates being 629W charged by some local authorities is nearing completion. I hope to be able to make an announcement in the near future, but I cannot be optimistic about the outcome of the exercise.