§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he proposes to take to ensure that a recovery in private housebuilding is not inhibited by financing problems.
§ Mr. FreesonI have received suggestions from a number of quarters that the industry is facing, or may face, problems in terms of building finance. To get at the facts of the situation I have commissioned Messrs. Binder Hamlyn Singleton Fabian to carry out a quick study; they have already started work and I have asked them to report their findings within three months.