HC Deb 10 May 1988 vol 133 c62W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps are being taken to ensure that the business expansion scheme housing provisions are not used to produce sub-standard housing and insecure tenancies.

Mrs. Roe

To qualify for tax relief under the scheme dwellings would need to be fit for human habitation and to have all the standard amenities within the meaning of the Housing Act 1985. Tenancies would need to be new-style assured tenancies under the Housing Bill which provide long-term security of tenure.