§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply of 12 December, Official Report, column 778, why his Department treats as commercially confidential applications which have been approved for schemes involving urban development grant for the refurbishment for sale of local authority housing.
§ Sir George YoungAll urban development grant schemes involve private sector undertakings. In common with other Government Departments administering grant regimes, it is my Department's practice not to disclose information which could be sensitive or of advantage to competitors.
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§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the housing projects for which he has approved urban development grants, since June 1983.
§ Sir George YoungLists of all projects approved for urban development grant are regularly placed in the Library of the House; an updated version was placed there two weeks ago.