HC Deb 11 June 1980 vol 986 cc235-6W
Mr. Bob Dunn

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to require local authorities to consult local groups representing the disabled when plans for public buildings are before planning committees.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

No, but this Department is currently reviewing the borough and district councils in Kent since the general election in May 1979.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

This information is collected only on a quarterly basis. Reported sales or leases of existing council dwellings by local authorities in Kent between April and December 1979 were as follows :

NUMBER OF REPORTED SALES BETWEEN APRIL AND DECEMBER 1979
Canterbury 39
Dover 32
Gillingham 31
Gravesham 30*
Maidstone 131
Sevenoaks 25
Shepway 20
Swale 46
Thanet 190
Tunbridge Wells 34
* Reported sales between April and September 1979.

Ashford, Dartford, Rochester Upon Medway, and Tonbridge and Mailing did not report any sales during the period.