§ 91. Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy regarding the implementation of the Report, New Homes in the Cities; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AmeryThe report is a useful and constructive contribution to the consideration of some of the problems involved in enabling private enterprise to play a part in housing redevelopment. The new slum clearance subsidy in the Housing Finance Bill meets one of the report's main recommendations and I hope that local authorities who see the need to introduce new private housing in inner urban areas will, in co-operation with private developers, take full advantage of the new arrangements.