§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings he expects will be rehabilitated in each of the years 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84: to what extent these figures will have been affected by the measures announced by the Minister for Housing and Construction on 23 April; and how many of these dwellings will have been rehabilitated under the programme for acquisition, improvement and sale.
§ Mr. StanleyThe numbers of dwellings rehabilitated in future years will depend on decisions by individual householders whether to improve their homes, and on decisions by individual local authorities and housing associations on the use of the resources allocated to them. I cannot, therefore, predict what the outcome will be. However, the improvement for sale scheme and changes in the system of renovation grants announced on 23 April, should materially help the rehabilitation process.