HC Deb 13 July 1989 vol 156 cc585-6W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales why there was a delay of a month in notification to Welsh local authorities of changes in the amount of mandatory repairs grant from 75 per cent. to 20 per cent. for landlords under sections 130 and 131 of the Housing Act 1988.

Mr. Peter Walker

My officials wrote to Welsh Local authorities notifying them of the statutory instrument and that an explanatory circular was in preparation as soon as was practicable after the House approved the draft order. The letter issued on 10 January and the order came into effect on 19 January.