§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when preparing the proposals contained in his consultation paper on capital expenditure and finance, what assessment he made of their likely effect on council house rents in(a) Nottingham and (b) nationally.
§ Mr. TrippierIn light of my right hon. Friend's subsequent proposals for a new financial regime for local authority housing, I would not expect the proposals in the42W consultation paper on local authority capital expenditure and finance to have any significant effect on council house rents either in Nottingham or nationally.