§ Mr. Raisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) whether it is still his policy to increase the proportion of the housing revenue account coming from council rents;
(2) whether it is still his policy that the proportion of housing revenue account income met from the rate funds of local authorities be reduced.
§ Mr. FreesonOur first priority over the next financial year is to deal with inflation. The Government have, therefore, decided that council rents in this period should not rise faster than prices generally.