§ Mr. ElletsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about powers available to local authorities to remove tenants convicted of drug dealing. [12564]
§ Mr. ClappisonLocal authorities have powers under section 84 of the Housing Act 1985, and ground 2 of schedule 2 to that Act, to evict tenants who have been convicted of using their homes for illegal purposes, such as drug dealing.