§ Mr. Couchmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about the Housing Corporation's corporate plan.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Housing Corporation's second corporate plan covering England, Wales and Scotland was published yesterday. It reviews the corporation's programme of investment in housing associations, its administrative functions and operating costs and sets out various options for the future.
I welcome the plan as a valuable contribution to the discussion of important housing issues.
The options in the plan will be considered in the forthcoming public expenditure survey against the background of other pressures on public resources.
The publication of this plan gives me the opportunity to pay tribute to the corporation and to the voluntary housing movement in Great Britain for their work in meeting the needs of those who face special difficulties and in fostering low-cost home ownership.