HC Deb 27 June 1986 vol 100 cc349-50W
Mr. Douglas Hogg

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will specify precisely the criteria used to

Sir George Young

My Department's circular 28/84 issued in 1984, offered authorities broad guidance, but it is for individual local authorities to decide their criteria for determining financial hardship cases under the housing defects legislation. We are monitoring authorities' practices, and will consider whether any further advice is needed.