HC Deb 24 July 1979 vol 971 c222W
Mr. Thornton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many unfit houses there were at the recent most convenient date in (a) the whole of England and Wales, (b) the metropolitan areas, including the GLC, and (c) Merseyside; and what was the corresponding figure in each case at five and 10 years previously.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

Following are the available estimates:

UNFIT DWELLINGS IN ENGLAND AND WALES:
1967, 1971 AND 1976
No. (million)
1967 … … … … 1.8
1971 … … … … 1.2
1976 … … … … 0.9

I regret that information for metropolitan areas is not available.