Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Ebrill 1979.
Mr Tom Litterick
, Birmingham, Selly Oak
12:00,
4 Ebrill 1979
Is the Secretary of State aware of the satisfaction and pleasure in Birmingham at the announcement of his policy to restrict the sale of council houses to tenants of two-years standing? Is he aware that this is particularly so because of Birmingham council's decision to cut its expenditure on house building, house acquisitions and renovations to a sum which is far below the grant offered by the Government?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
