§ Mr. Boardmanasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many local authority applications for loan consent for capital projects, received before the issue of Circular 62/65, have been deferred on account of that circular.
§ Mr. MacCollThe projects for which my right hon. Friend is responsible cover a very wide field and he regrets that the number of applications already received before the issue of Circular 62/65, and which had to be deferred in consequence, could not be ascertained without a great deal of work. Moreover, in some cases the local authorities themselves decided not to press their applications and my right hon. Friend would like to take this opportunity of recording his appreciation of their help in this respect.
§ Mr. Boardmanasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give the names of local authorities and miscellaneous authorities whose capital projects have been sanctioned since the issue of Circular 62/65, the nature of each project, the date of application, and the value.
§ Mr. MacCollThe Department issue about 500 loan sanctions a week, covering a very wide field, and it would, I am 439W afraid, not be practicable to give the information for which my hon. Friend asks.