HC Deb 06 November 1975 vol 899 c286W
Mr. Cyril Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out in the Official Report a table comparing the expenditure on improvement and conversion grants in the public and private housing sectors in Merseyside, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, and Strathclyde area over the last two years.

Mr. Armstrong

The available information is given on the following table:

Mr. John Silkin

Among the proposals in Mr. George Dobry's Report "Review of the Development Control System" are a number recommending such legislation. A statement of the Government's conclusions on the report as a whole will be made shortly.