§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations concerning unsatisfactory building work he has received in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Sir George YoungI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Mrs. Winterton) on 21 November 1984. The information provided by the Office of Fair Trading for each of the last 10 years is as follows: 571W
Year Number 1975 13,061 1976 16,375 1977 20,675 1978 23,136 1979 27,960 1980 24,436 1981 24,673 1982 28,727 1983 36,316 1984 46,549 1985* 18,950 *(first 6 months).