§ 23. Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the size of the waiting list for accommodaion by local housing authorities in England and Wales at the latest available date; and what was the comparable figure for 1979.
§ Mr. John PattenI do not have this information. Local authorities only report the number of households on their waiting lists which are in certain categories of housing need, for example overcrowding.