§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those water authorities in England which have informed him that they are now imposing restrictions on the use of water; what information he has as to the possibility of
UNFIT* DWELLINGS AND FIT DWELLINGS LACKING AT LEAST ONE BASIC AMENITY† BY TENURE: ENGLAND: 1971 AND 1976 Local authority/new town Owner occupied Other tenures‡ Thousand dwellings All dwellings Unfit dwellings: 1971 … … … … 58 318 771 1,147 1976 … … … … 46 263 485 794 Fit dwellings which lack one or more of the basic amenities: 1971 … … … … 445 619 684 1,748 1976 … … … … 255 278 388 921 Source: English house condition surveys, 1971 and 1976. Estimates are based on samples of dwellings and are therefore subject to sampling error. * Dwellings are classified as unfit on the basis of section 4 of the Housing Act 1957 and section 71 of the Housing" Act 1969. † Exclusive use—to the occupier of the dwelling—of (i) a water closet inside the dwelling, (ii) a fixed bath or shower, (iii) a wash basin, (iv) a kitchen sink and (v) a hot and cold water system serving a bath, a wash basin and a sink. ‡ " Other " tenures include housing association owned, privately rented and vacant dwellings.