§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the local authorities which have been invited to help with research into access to local authority housing; and what response each has given.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Department invited the following local authorities to help with its research project into access to local authority housing:
- Manchester
- Lambeth
- Sheffield
- Hackney
- Sandwell
- Islington
- Southwark
- Dudley
- North Tyneside
- Sefton
- Trafford
- Bradford
- Basildon
- Kingston upon Hull
- Leicester
- Langbaurgh
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Hyndburn
- Woking
- Wycombe
- Carlisle
- Wychavon
- Harrogate
- Leominister
- South Cambridgeshire
- West Somerset
- Poole
Eighteen authorities have agreed to participate; Leominster and Wycombe have declined, and seven others, Islington, Southwark, Manchester, Sheffield, Basildon, Leicester and Poole, have yet to reply to the invitation.