HC Deb 04 July 1974 vol 876 c280W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he accepts the forecast of 245,000 housing starts and 300,000 completions in 1974 recently published by the EDC for building; and what discussions he has had with the chairman of that body about those forecasts.

Mr. Freeson

This is not a Government forecast, and I have not discussed it with the chairman, though I shall be meeting him in the near future.