Mr. Heiferasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in view of the figures produced in the Report "Unfair Shares—Liverpool Improvement Resources ", produced by three housing associations from Merseyside and in a report by Shelter "The Housing Crisis Nationwide ", he will take action to provide a bigger share of resources for housing improvement in Liverpool.
§ Mr. Freeson:Following the recent submission of housing investment programmes by local authorities, I propose to consult the new Housing Consultative Council very shortly on the distribution of the resources available for housing capital expenditure. I cannot say at this stage how much may be made available to any individual authority. The new system has been designed to enable local authorities to present a more coherent picture of the needs of their area and for the Department to respond to those needs within the funds available.