§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in view of the fact that there are over 13,000 on the city of Newcastle upon Tyne housing waiting list, he will give urgent consideration to allowing the city council to recommence house building.
§ Mr. StanleyThe standstill on local authority housing capital expenditure ceased to have effect on 1 April. Newcastle city council, along with all other local authorities, is now free to undertake new capital expenditure. It is for the council to decide what proportion of its single block capital allocation for 1981–82 and of its housing and non-housing capital receipts should be devoted to new house building.