§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he intends to take to seek to ensure that the Walsall metropolitan borough council has sufficient funding in 1986–87 to modernise its pre-war properties.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 21 October at column87. The condition of the council's housing stock will be fully taken into account when decisions are taken about the allocation of housing resources for 1986–87.
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total number of properties owned by the Walsall metropolitan borough council awaiting modernisation or major repair work.
§ Sir George YoungThis information is contained in Walsall borough council's bid for housing investment programme resources and its housing strategy statement 1986–87, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.