§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the Minister for Housing and Construction, will receive deputations representing individual local authorities to discuss the provisions, and the implications for their local authorities, of the Housing Finance Bill.
§ Mr. AmeryThe proposals of the Bill were discussed at length with the local authority associations before it was introduced. Now that the Bill is being considered in Parliament it would be inappropriate and impracticable to receive deputations from individual authorities to discuss its provisions.