HC Deb 11 May 1987 vol 116 cc77-8W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each of the designated defective houses under the Housing Defects Act 1984 the progress made in obtaining an approval and warranty scheme for repair methods.

Mr. John Patten

The National Housebuilding Council's subsidiary, PRC Homes Ltd., has now approved 36 repair systems, covering the Airey, Boot, Cornish Unit, Orlit, Parkinson, Stent, Unity, Wates and Woolaway house types. A summary of progress for all designated types is given below. More detailed progress reports are provided regularly by PRC Homes Ltd. and are available in the Library.

House Type Number Submitted but not yet Licensed Number Licensed
Airey 6 7
Boot 1
Boswell
Cornish Unit 1 8
Dorran 2
Dyke
Gregory
Myton 1
Newland 1
Orlit 1 1
Parkinson 1 2
Reema Hollow Panel 3
Schindler and Hawkesley SGS 1
Smith 1
Stent 1 1

House Type Number Submitted but not yet Licensed Number Licensed
Stonecrete
Tarran 1
Underdown
Unity and Butterley 3 6
Waller
Wates 2 5
Wessex
Winget
Woolaway 5
Totals 25 136
1 Includes 10 systems licensed subject to amendments