§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to the public speech of the Minister for Housing and Construction in Skelmersdale on 12 December, regarding local authorities with substantial numbers of empty council houses, he will list those local authorities which had more than (a) 100, (b) 500 and (c) 1,000 dwellings which had been vacant for more than 12 months on 1 April 1980; and what action he intends to take in that regard.
§ Mr. StanleyI shall answer this question shortly.