§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authority houses sold to tenants under the right-to-buy legislation have subsequently been found to be defective.
§ Mr. TrippierWe know that some 31,000 ex-public sector properties, of types designated under the housing defects legislation, were sold before the defects became generally known; and that those owners are therefore likely to be eligible for assistance, under that scheme. If the hon. Member has a specific point in mind, perhaps he could write to me.