§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Prime Minister what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government on the provision of accommodation for letting by local authorities.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government's priorities for housing expenditure by local authorities were set out in respect of England by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment in the housing investment programme allocation letters to local authorities of 21 December 1981 and 25 November 1982, in respect of Wales by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales in letters to local authorities of 24 November, and in respect of Scotland by my hon. Friend the Minister with responsibility for home affairs and the environment in Scotland, in the Estimates debate in the Scottish Grand Committee on 8 July 1982. Copies of the relevant letters are available in the Library of the House.