HC Deb 19 January 1988 vol 125 c641W
Mr. Jim Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the likely effect on employment levels in the Northern Ireland construction industry of the new expenditure limits set for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

Mr. Needham

Until the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the other housing agencies have determined the distribution of resources available to them in 1988–89 over their capita] and revenue programmes, it will not be possible to estimate the number of jobs in the construction industry being supported by the housing programme.