§ 73. Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his Department has made any estimate of the total amount needed to tackle housing disrepair in England and Wales.
§ Mr. ChopeThe most recent English house condition survey estimated that the average cost of repair of all dwellings was, in 1986, £950 which sums to £17.9 billion for the housing stock in England as a whole. Against this should be set the same survey's estimate of the annual value of work undertaken on the repair and improvement of the stock which was, in 1986, £17.3 billion. Figures relating to Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.