§ 24. Mr. Stanleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the response in Birmingham to the half and half mortgage scheme approved by his Department.
§ Mr. FreesonThe Government wish to see a wider variety of social tenures, including
612Wthese houses are unfit for habitation on account of inability of the council to undertake maintenance work resulting from Government restrictions on house maintenance expenditure.
§ Mr. John MorrisNone, but if the hon. Member has any specific case in mind he may care to write to me about it.