§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities in each of the last 10 years have taken action under the Public Health Acts, and how many times, to deal with disrepair which constitutes a statutory nuisance; and in how many cases in each of these years the landlords involved were fined.
§ Mr. EyreThis information is not available, but the following table shows the number of unfit houses made fit each year in England and Wales since100W 1964 following formal action under the Public Health Acts:
1965 17,931 1966 20,085 1967 17,688 1968 17,976 1969 15,794 1970 11,366 1971 9,770 1972 11,493 1973 (first six months) 6,545