HC Deb 29 January 1986 vol 90 c542W
Mr. Bell

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate how many construction jobs will be lost due to the £44 million cutback in housing funding.

Mr. Needham

Until the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the other housing agencies have determined the distribution of resources available to them in 1986–87 over their capital and revenue programmes, it will not be possible to estimate the number of jobs in the construction industry being supported by the housing programme.