§ Mr. Oswaldasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what response he has received from local authorities to his request for proposals for more housebuilding schemes, to alleviate unemployment amongst building trade workers.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI have made no request to local authorities to build houses purely in order to reduce unemployment. I am, however, encouraging all authorities who have outstanding housing needs to build as quickly as possible to meet those needs. There is no financial restriction by my Department on applications of this sort. I have also just launched a campaign of publicity for more improvement of older houses.