§ 52. Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to make funds available to enable owner-occupiers in improvement areas to meet their proportion of the cost of rehabilitating property.
§ Mr. FreesonThe capital expenditure allocations made to local authorities under the system of housing investment programmes include resources for lending. They have been asked, when making612W direct loans or nominations under the building societies' support scheme, to give priority to certain categories of borrower, including those wishing to improve properties in the priority housing areas.