Public Expenditure

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 March 1977.

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Photo of Mr David Howell Mr David Howell , Guildford 12:00, 17 March 1977

I have not mentioned transfer payments, nor do I intend to. I am reinforcing what my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Surrey, East (Sir G. Howe) said earlier. I am going further and saying that if we have a sane housing policy that recognises the need, that recognises that more people want to buy and own their own homes, we would have less public expenditure producing better housing results than we have today.