HC Deb 23 March 1988 vol 130 c121W
Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide additional funds for the London borough of Tower Hamlets to permit the removal of asbestos on the Lanfranc estate in Bow, London.

Mrs. Roe

The council has been allocated over £15 million of capital resources for 1988–89 and is free to supplement this with part of its capital receipts. It is for the council to decide on priorities for repairs and improvement within its housing stock.