§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if. in view of the structural defect found in the Parkinson framed houses owned by Lancashire county council and the threat they pose to the safety of the tenants, he will investigate the safety of all Parkinson framed houses in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe houses in question were built for the Lancashire county council around 1920 to a prefabricated system sponsored by Messrs Jacob Parkinson and Sons. My Department does not know of such houses outside Lancashire. The county council has carried out a thorough investigation of the structural defect and possible remedial measures, and I do not propose to carry out another one.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the number of Parkinson framed houses nationally.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergI regret that information about the number of such houses which were built by Messrs Jacob Parkinson in Lancashire around 1920 is not available.