§ 67. Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional allocations he intends to make in the current year's housing investment programme492W for local authorities who have difficulties in meeting their housing defects obligations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierLocal authorities are normally expected to be able to meet their housing defects obligations from within their general housing programme resources, but to help authorities with particular difficulties with designated defective properties, we distributed an extra £15 million of resources this year.