HC Deb 21 May 1986 vol 98 c192W
19. Mr. Nicholas Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what factors he will take into account when deciding on funding for local authority housing investment programmes for the coming financial year.

Mr. John Patten

Decisions on the method of making housing investment programme allocations for 1987–88 will be taken later in the year, when the Government have fixed the total to be allocated and after consultation with the local authority associations.