HC Deb 24 July 1987 vol 120 cc732-4W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many of the houses designated as unfit in Wales, Scotland, England and each of English regions are lived in by pensioner households; and what proportion of those living in such housing pensioners represent

(2) how many pensioners in Scotland, Wales, England and each of the English regions live in housing which has been designated as unfit; and in each case, what proportion of the total number of pensioners in each area that number represents.

Northern, Yorkshire and Humberside and North-East South-East including Greater London East Midlands, West Midlands, East Anglia, South-West England
Number of pensioner1 households in unfit dwellings 131,000 110,000 132,000 373,000
Pensioner households in unfit dwellings as a percentage of all pensioner households 9 8 9 8
Number of pensioners in unfit dwellings 404,000 361,000 314,000 1,079,000
Pensioners in unfit dwellings as a percentage of all pensioners 7 5 5 6
1 Pensioner households are those where head of household is of pensionable age.

The figures for Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales respectively.

Mr. Corbett

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the current members of the Severn-Trent water authority, giving their occupations and working backgrounds, their remuneration and an estimate of how many hours a year, by name, each spends on this activity.

Mr. Trippier

[pursuant to his reply, 23 July 1987]: Information about current members and members' remuneration is to be found on pages 29 and 48 of the

Mr. Waldegrave

[pursuant to his reply, 20 July 1987, c. 102]: The most recent source of information on the numbers of pensioners and pensioner households in unfit housing in England is the 1981 English house condition survey. Figures are available only for three broad regions. These are as follows:

report and accounts of Severn-Trent water for 1986–87 which was presented to Parliament on 15 July 1987. Time spent by current members on authority business is as follows:

Number of members
3 to 4 days per month 3
4 days per month 3
4 to 5 days per month 3
5 days per month 1
4 days per week 1
Full-time 3