§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he proposes that the Merseyside urban development corporation should build houses for rent in its future development.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe precise powers of the proposed Merseyside urban development corporation have yet to be decided. I do not rule out the UDC's building some houses for rent.
§ Mr. Penhaligonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what he anticipates will be the annual budget of the Liverpool and London urban development corporations.
§ Mr. HeseltineWithin the overall constraints on public expenditure the annual budgets of the two urban development corporations will depend upon their precise functions, the size of their areas and the scale of their proposed programmes. It is premature to set figures.