Housing Associations (Hansard, 6 November 1992)

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to make funds available to local authorities and housing associations to provide sell-and-stay schemes to low-income home owners living in poor condition houses.
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§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
Our renovation grant system is designed to assist low-income home owners without a change of tenure.

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to instruct Tai Cymru to encourage housing associations in Wales to purchase properties from the existing housing stock in addition to encouraging new building.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
Housing for Wales already encourages housing associations to purchase from existing stock where it is appropriate and cost effective to do so.

§ Mr. Dafis
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will establish statutory minimum space and quality standards for housing association housing provision in Wales.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
It is for Housing for Wales to decide upon appropriate space and quality standards for housing association provision in Wales.