§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest estimate of the number of dwellings in England and Wales classified as unfit for human habitation and lacking in a basic amenity, respectively; and what proportions these are of the total.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergFollowing are the latest available estimates:
Dwelling Condition: England and Wales: 1976 Thousand dwellings percentage of all dwellings Unfit dwellings 894 4.9 Dwellings lacking one or more basic amenity 1,633 9.0 Unfit dwellings and fit dwellings lacking one or more basic amenity 1,878 10.4 SourceEnglish and Welsh House Condition Surveys 1976. Estimates are based on samples of dwellings and are therefore subject to sampling error.