§ 34. Mr. Jayasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make available to hon. Members the reports by consultants commissioned by his Department on the future treatment and cost of proposals for urban motorways.
§ Mr. Graham PageThese research studies were undertaken for the committee set up by the Minister of Transport in 1969 to advise on various problems of fitting major roads into urban areas. My right hon. Friend expects to receive the committee's report next year. It is not proposed to publish parts of the committee's material in advance of that.
PUBLIC SECTOR: HOUSEBUILDING Area January-September, 1970 January-September, 1971 Starts Completions Starts Completions Northern … … … … 7,680 8,873 6,671 8,676 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 9,016 10,417 7,611 7,708 North-West … … … … 15,461 17,116 13,222 14,608 East Midlands … … … … 5,241 6,598 6,133 5,392 West Midlands … … … … 9,946 12,689 8,147 10,528 East Anglia … … … … 3,869 2,933 3,068 3,270 South Eastern (excluding Greater London Area) … … … 17,513 17,233 14,003 16,486 Greater London Area … … … 17,331 19,954 18,677 18,299 South-West … … … … 6,394 4,931 5,411 5,933 Total England … … … 92,451 100,744 82,943 90,900 Wales … … … … … 3,530 5,231 4,090 4,606 Scotland … … … … … 21,916 25,659 17,101 20,804 Great Britain … … … … 117,897 131,634 104,134 116,310
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now take further steps designed to bring about an increase in the rate of house building in the public sector.
§ Mr. AmeryThe proposals in the Housing Finance Bill will ensure that local authorities will now have the resources to deal with the housing problems in their areas particularly slum clearance.