§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has given to the new town development corporations on future house construction; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to the reply, 21 March 1983; c. 342]: I regret that there was an omission, due to a typing error, in the reply given. The full text of the reply is as follows:
I have recently confirmed the view set out in the Government's policy statement of September 1981 that new house building in the new towns must be undertaken increasingly by the private sector. The obvious exception will be the special needs category, for which new housing to rent will still be built by the development corporations. In pursuit of that objective the development corporations have been asked for detailed proposals on how they can help the private sector to provide the housing required for the continued expansion of their new towns.
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