HC Deb 19 January 1978 vol 942 cc347-8W
Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on what consideration he has given to stimulating waste paper collections from local authority sources, and

that many old houses in the United Kingdom are in urgent need of rewiring, what steps he intends to take to see that this is carried out on the grounds of safety and the reduction of fire risk; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Armstrong

This is a matter for local authorities. They already have powers available to them to repair their own dwellings. As to the private sector, they can require works to be carried out on houses in need of substantial repair and can include rewiring in works approved for house renovation grants