§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has taken any steps to ensure that in future years allocations under Section 105 of the Housing Act are notified to local authorities at a sufficiently early stage in the year to be incorporated into the normal process of budget preparation.
§ Mr. FreesonI am aware of the need to notify authorities of their allocations as early as possible, and will do my best to achieve this.
§ Mr. Loydenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement of his policy towards remedial work necessary for badly-built and badly-designed post-war council housing; and if he will take into account technical evidence sent to him on this issue by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Garston.
§ Mr. FreesonThe need for such work will be taken into account when allocations are made to individual authorities under Section 105 of the Housing Act 1974.