§ 79. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take immediate steps to allow local authorities in inner cities and in areas of economic need to increase house building, in particular for the accommodation of the elderly.
Mr. WaldergraveLocal housing authorities are responsible for deciding the priorities for expenditure in their own areas and, after taking full account of what can be done by the private and voluntary sectors, for targeting new provision on those in greatest housing need, such as the elderly on low incomes.