§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many complaints he has received from Norwich tenants concerning the council's fulfilment of its right-to-buy obligations from 1 September 1981 to 23 January 1982.
§ Mr. StanleyThe Department received 73 complaints in writing, or by personal visits or telephone calls to the Norwich office, in the period to which the right hon. Member refers.
§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now give the total cost of his right-to-buy team in Norwich from the date of its arrival until 23 January 1982, including rents, furnishings, telephones, staff salaries and expenses.
§ Mr. StanleyIt is not yet possible to make a full assessment of the costs for the period to which the right hon. Member refers. However, the charge for occupation of the Department's temporary office for the two months commencing 7 December and for the provision of secretarial and cleaning services up to 15 January amounts to £2, 523.80, including value added tax. This charge includes telephone rentals but not the cost of telephone calls and does not include a charge for electricity.
§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give details, authority by authority, for the 70 housing authorities into which he has initiated special inquiries concerning their performance in implementing the right-to-buy provisions of the Housing Act 1980, including the issue of clause 10 valuations and completion of sales, and the extent to which the authorities have fulfilled the obligations made to him.
§ Mr. StanleyI shall write to the right hon. Gentleman.