§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he proposes to meet the Association of District Councils in Wales to discuss council house building; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettI shall be meeting the Welsh Housing Consultative Committee next month, and representatives of local authorities may well raise this subject then.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he proposes to enable the district councils in the valleys of Wales to build more council houses.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettWithin the context of their enabling role, local authorities in the valleys, as elsewhere, work in close partnership with housing associations to make the most effective use of public resources in the provision of new social housing.