asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give details of the priority which he is giving to the London borough of Newham to deal with its housing problems; what is the public expenditure allocation which he is making for the year 1977–78; and what consideration he has given to the degree to which this will enable it to make substantial progress towards meeting its housing needs.

Allocations so far made to Newham Council for 1977–78 are:

I regret that this information is not available to the Department.