§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing for each year since 1979 the number of improvement or repairs grants made, the number of applications unmet, the value of each grant and total spending thereon in cash in contract prices.
§ Mr. GummerI will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he makes, and from what source, of the cost of the backlog of repairs and maintenance required to bring(a) private housing and (b) public rented housing to an acceptable standard.
§ Mr. GummerI will write to the hon. Member.