§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy on the allocation to local authorities of resources for the repair of defective properties in the light of the decision of the Divisional Court on 23 July in the case of Birmingham district council v. Wendy Kelly, Beryl Robinson and Travella Edmonds concerning health risks in council properties which have condensation.
§ Sir George YoungWe are discussing with the local authority associations how best to distribute the resources available for allocation to local authorities for capital expenditure on housing in 1986–87. The allocations themselves, together with the principles followed in making them, will be announced in due course: they will take proper account of all relevant considerations.