§ Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will announce the results of his review of house building by local authority direct labour departments.
§ Mr. ChannonI am still considering this issue in detail.
§ Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) which of the new housing schemes, for which he granted loan sanction, to be built by direct labour in 1972 and to the latest convenient date in 1973 had not been won by the direct labour department in competition with private contractors;
(2) whether he will list the local authorities which received loan sanction to build new houses by direct labour in 1972 and to the latest convenient date in 1973, naming the scheme in each case and indicating the value of the work involved and the number of houses.
§ Mr. ChannonThis information is not readily available. It is being obtained and I will write to my hon. Friend.