§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has had any discussions with Torbay council about deceased persons who were council tenants and who were counted as voting in favour of the transfer of council housing.
§ Mr. TrippierWe received one letter from a tenant and Torbay borough council, about a deceased person receiving a ballot form. When the council was asked about this it reported that a joint tenant of a house had died without the surviving joint tenant notifying the council of the death. When the occurrence was brought to its attention the council duly amended the list of tenants and reduced by one the number of tenants entitled to be consulted.