§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will repeal the Building Control Act 1966, in view of the fact that its provisions have remained totally unused for 11 years.
§ Mr. StanleyWe have decided to seek the approval of Parliament to the repeal of the Act when a legislative opportunity becomes available.
Local Authority Name of Scheme Gross tender price £ Total number of dwellings Number intended for sale Harlow Roman Vale, Staffords 344,000 19 Nil Reading Katesgrove phase I 203,000 8 Nil Derwentside Dipton phase II 625,000 41 Nil Darlington Florence street 841,000 62 Ml Lincoln Moor street 148,000 14 Nil Ketering Thorngate St. phase IV 338,000 18 Nil Mansfield Oaktree lane phase III 1,085,000 64 Nil Mansfield Pleasley phase I 626,000 38 Nil Mansfield Peafield lane phase II 1,298,000 81 Nil Manchester Railway street. Gorton 1,064,000 64 Nil Manchester New Allen street, Collyhurst 1,436,000 87 Nil Stoke-on-Trent Lorraine street, Packmoor 296,000 18 Nil Sheffield Ellesmere phase J3A 2,169,000 123 Nil .Sheffield Jubile road 2,217,000 180 Nil Wakefield Hatfield street (experimental low energy houses) 164,000 8 Nil Wakefield Dunbar street 807,000 60 Nil Wakefield Belmont street. Streethouse 179,000 10 Nil Bristol* Novers Hill, Bedminster phase II 563,000 54 54 * Scheme taken over by DLO after bankruptcy of builder.