§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many houses there are in the Greater London Council area that are classed as substandard.
§ Mr. ChannonThere is no single definition by which houses can be classified as substandard. A house condition survey conducted by the GLC in 1967, however, showed that about 119,400 (5 per cent.) dwelling units were unfit or in "poor" condition.