§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, once a local authority has approved an improvement grant under section 5(1) of the Housing Act 1969, the amount of that grant can, at the discretion of the local authority, be increased, where the cost of carrying out the improvement has increased between the date of the approval and the date on which the improvement is carried out.
§ Mr. ArmstrongNo, except in respect of additional works the need for which could not, in the opinion of the local authority, have been reasonably foreseen when the application was made.