§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the number of tenants who have(a) applied for and (b) received payment for repairs carried out under the right to repairs scheme introduced under the Housing and Building Control Act 1984 in (i) 1986, (ii) 1987, and (iii)1988; what is the total cost of payments made under this scheme in each of these years; and what has been the cost to the Government and local authorities in introducing and administering this scheme.
§ Mr. Trippier[holding answer 15 February 1989]: The number of claims and their total cost in each of these years is shown in the table. The Department has incurred total costs of some £40,000 in informing tenants of the scheme and on training them; administrative costs for the scheme are not identified separately. Information on local authorities' costs other than on meeting claims is not collected by the Department.
England Total number of claims received for payment Total number of claims agreed1 for payment Total amount agreed1 £ 1986 46 42 4,400 1987 24 22 1,900 1988 (Q1) (provisional) 1 1 200 1 Accepted by landlords as payable.