§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he can now give an estimate of the number of council houses which will be completed in 1974.
§ Mr. KaufmanWe have taken a number of initiatives to reverse the disastrous downward trend which developed in local authority housebuilding during the period of the previous administration. There are already encouraging signs that local authorities are responding, and, whilst I would not wish to make a precise forecast, I am confident that we shall soon see a marked improvement in the provision of council houses.