Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what sum he will be able to authorise the Preston borough council to spend on new house building during 1981–82.
§ Sir George YoungIt is for the borough council to decide what resources it can devote to new house building, in the light of its housing investment programme allocation and its capital receipts. Local authorities were given formal notification of their HIP allocations for 1981–82 on 19 March.