Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.
Will my hon. Friend tell the House how much of the building problem, which I concede is undoubtedly with us, is due to the shortage of building materials? Does he agree that the national housing position could be improved if the smaller builders were allowed to buy some of the building land instead of allowing it to be bought up by many of the national developers, who hold on to it to give themselves several years of building ahead?