HC Deb 31 January 1989 vol 146 c206W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes in Liverpool are without basic amenities; and what percentage(a) of the total housing stock, and (b) the private rented sector fall into this category.

Mr. Trippier

Local authorities report estimates of the number of dwellings lacking one or more basic amenities in their annual housing investment programme returns. These do not distinguish between rented and owner-occupied dwellings in the private sector. A copy of Liverpool's 1988 return (HIP1) is in the Library.

Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many house improvement grants were issued in Liverpool over the past year.

Mr. Trippier

Numbers of renovation grants paid to private owners and tenants by local authority area, for the first half of 1988, appear in table 4 of "Local Housing Statistics" No. 87. A copy is available in the Library. A total of 323 grants were reported paid in the September quarter of 1988.