§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will increase the housing investment programme for the London borough of Merton to enable it to take adequate measures to remedy the severe consequences of the blight caused by the plans for the M23 motorway, now that these have been abandoned.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergBlight caused by motorway proposals was one of the factors taken into account when the Department made its 1980–81 housing investment programme allocation to the London borough of Merton. I can hold out no prospect of any additional allocation for the current year. The Department will consider any case made by the council in its 1981–82 housing investment programme submission before making the allocation.