§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East,Official Report, 20 December 1988, column 191, how many foam slag houses in each of the areas listed in that answer are owner-occupied, council houses and alternatively owned.
§ Mr. TrippierNorth East Derbyshire district council has now identified 196 poured concrete houses using foam slag aggregate: 178 are council-owned, and 18 owner-occupied. Ownership details for the Scottish properties are not readily available.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has plans to include foam slag houses within the categories covered by the Housing Defects Act.
§ Mr. TrippierWe have no evidence justifying designation of foam slag properties under the housing defects legislation.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East,Official Report, 20 December, column 191, on foam slag and no-fines houses, he anticipates that the Building Research Establishment will be able to publish its forthcoming technical guidance.
§ Mr. TrippierThe Building Research Establishment hopes to publish its report on Wimpey no-fines houses this summer. It expects to issue technical leaflets on the other, less common, no-fines types at intervals over the next year.