§ Mr. James Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is prepared to review and increase the 1977–78 317W allocations to local housing authorities for lending for house purchase and improvement.
Mr. MiilanI am conscious of growing demands on local authorities for lending funds, particularly in urban areas. I have decided to increase by £4.5 million the provision in this sub-programme for the current year which will thus be increased from £13-8 million to £18.3 million. I shall be writing shortly about increased allocations to the authorities under greatest pressure.