§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many management orders in multi-occupied houses have been imposed by local authorities: in each of the last five years.
§ Sir George YoungThe information requested is not available to the Department.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities had compiled registers of multi-occupied houses in their areas at the latest available date; and if he intends to take powers to ensure that all local authorities do this.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Construction to the hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Dean) on 12 November 1981.—[Vol. 12, c. 150.] " Since then two further registration schemes have been confirmed in respect of Birmingham and Cambridge.
It is a matter for the judgment of each local authority whether local conditions justify a registration scheme, and my right hon. Friend has no plans to require authorities; to make them. However, to assist authorities, the Department makes available model versions of the schemes.