§ 49. Mr. HeddleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current cumulative amount owed in rent arrears to all local authorities in England; and what further steps he is taking to reduce this amount.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI refer my hon. Friend to the answers I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, North-East (Mr. Kirkhope) on 20 January, at columns756–57, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mr. Shaw) today.