§ 26. Mr. Michael J. MartinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to provide extra finance for improving high-rise flats.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFor 1989–90 we have made available £474 million for capital investment in local authority houses; this is an increase of £28.8 million or 6.5 per cent. on the resources announced in March last year. It is for individual authorities as landlords to determine their own policies and priorities for their housing stock and to draw up capital programmes for investment, including any plans for work on high-rise flats.