§ Mr. Hordernasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total cost of wages and salaries and their percentage increase, for each year since 1970, of the local authorities and the water authorities, shown separately as appropriate.
§ Mr. KingThe available figures are as follows:
Operational Programme 1979 –83 "published by the Docklands Joint Committee shows that 677 new dwellings are programmed for completion in 1980 –81 with a further 1,283 in 1981 –82. I can make no estimate of what effect, if any, circular 19/80 will have on this programme.