§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make a statement on structural defects in post-war prefabricated and industrialised system-built houses in the Principality.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsI refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement made by my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Construction on 8 February 1983.—[Vol. 36, c.893.] The investigation of prefabricated reinforced concrete houses now being undertaken by the Building Research Establishment includes tests on selected sites in Wales, and the Department is conducting a survey of Welsh local authorities to confirm the numbers, type and tenure of such houses in Wales.