asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what expression of criticism he has received of his proposal to appoint a review board consisting entirely of building society representatives to consider appeals from applicants refused a mortgage; and if he will consider a majority of consumer representatives, as in the United States public review boards.

We have received one letter. I welcome the BSA's decision to set up

			South Yorkshire	West Yotkshire	Total
			£	£	£
Local authority lending	…	…	841,000	1,282,000	2,123,000
Section 105 allocation	…	…	1,155,000	1,947,000	3,102,000
Improvement grants	…	…	330,000	451,000	781,000

The total of some £6 million for South and West Yorkshire thus represents about 7 per cent. of the housing part of the additional resources to help the construction industry in the current financial year.