§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will undertake a study as to the problems of prospective purchasers in obtaining mortgages in Northern Ireland; and if, having regard to the difficulties of building societies at the present time and to the work which the Housing Executive has done in this field, he will now reconsider the restriction imposed by the executive in lending moneys only to first-time purchasers, and extend it to other persons who can show that they have been unable to get a loan through the usual building society channels.
§ Mr. David HowellThe operation of the Housing Executive's Home Loans Scheme and the problems of prospective house purchasers in obtaining mortgages240W are at present under consideration. I am not in a position to give details at this stage.