§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if if he will list in the Official Report all those local councils in the Yorkshire and Humberside, North-West and Northern Regions that have (a) exhausted their current mortgage allocations and (b) expect to have exhausted their current mortgage allocations by the end of the year, respectively.
§ Mr. Armstrong(a) The following local authorities in these three regions have reported advances that exhaust their current mortgage allocations:
Yorkshire and Humberside
- Richmondshire
North-West
- None
Northern
- None
(b) No up-to-date information is available as to which local authorities in these three regions expect to exhaust their mortgage allocations by the end of December, but the following authorities have reported advances and commitments that together exhaust their current allotions:
Yorkshire and Humberside
- Boothferry
- Bradford
- North Yorkshire CC
North West
- Oldham
- Trafford
Northern
- Barrow-in Furness
- Sedgefield
§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now consider making an additional mortage allocation to Kirklees Metropolitan District Council, in view of the fact that its current allocation will be exhausted by the end of December.
§ Mr. ArmstrongI regret I cannot accede to this request. The latest returns received by the Department do not indicate that Kirklees will have exhausted its allocation by the end of December. I hope to be able to announce allocations for the next financial year early next month, and this will enable local authorities to accept new commitments in respect of their 1977–78 quotas.