§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the reply of the Minister for Housing and Construction on 10 November, Official Report, c. 426, what resources will be available to assist local authorities facing major defects in system-built flats erected after 1960; and on what conditions.
§ Sir George YoungMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday announced the total resources available for public expenditure on housing in 1984–85. We shall announce the amount for housing596W investment by local authorities and their individual housing investment programme allocations as soon as possible. In determining those allocations, the need for expenditure by individual local authorities on defective dwellings will be taken into account. There are no special conditions on expenditure for this purpose.