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Mr. Jim Spicer
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in view of the size of the overseas market for desalination plants, he will consider extending the role of the desalination working
| RENOVATION GRANTS APPROVED FOR PRIVATE DWELLINGS: BY NUMBERS, VALUE AND PERCENTAGE SHARE FOR THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR | ||||||||||
| ENGLAND: 1973–77 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | ||||||
| Number of dwellings | ||||||||||
| Grants for private dwellings (000's) | … | 214 | 137 | 76 | 66 | 62 | ||||
| of which for private rented dwellings (000's) | … | … | … | … | 66 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 14 | |
| Private rented as per cent. of all private dwellings (in terms of numbers) | … | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 22 | ||||
| Value of grants | ||||||||||
| Grants for private dwellings (£m.) | … | 163 | 108 | 72 | 72 | 81 | ||||
| of which for private rented dwellings (£m.) | … | … | … | … | Not available | 21 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Private rented as per cent. of all private dwellings (in terms of total value of grants) | … | … | … | … | … | Not available | 29 | 28 | 25 | |
England and Wales alone could only be extracted at disproportionate cost.
party to include research and development into projects overseas.
Mr. Shore
The terms of reference of the desalination working party are primarily the responsibility of the National Water Council. Its functions do not ex-extend to overseas research and development projects, which is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry. However, I am sure that the National Water Council would be happy to play any part it can that would contribute to exports.