§ 19. Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his assessment of the impact of the Budget on housing in Birmingham.
§ Sir George YoungBirmingham housing has done extremely well from the Budget. Resources totalling over £78 million have been allocated in 1994–95 to renovate existing housing and build new. In addition, very large investments have been targeted to renovate some of the worst council estates through the estate action, city challenge and housing action trust initiatives, amounting to a further £60 million.