Stress Housing Areas

HC Deb 28 January 1980 vol 977 cc538-9W

Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now take further measures to encourage council house building in stress housing areas.

Mr. Stanley

Within their overall housing investment programme (HIP) allocations, which will be in a single block as from 1980–81, it will be for local authorities to decide what proportion of their allocation they should use for new council house building.