§ Mr. Flanneryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to increase the rate of house building in the public sector.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe Government's plan for the housing programme set out in the public expenditure White Paper, show provision of over £3 billion this year and for the next two years. Most of this is allocated to local authorities and it is for them to decide how much to spend on new building.