HC Deb 24 May 1989 vol 153 cc585-6W
26. Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the condition of housing in Greater Manchester.

Mr. Trippier

Responsibility for the condition of housing in Greater Manchester, as elsewhere, rests with the owners. For properties in private ownership, grants may be available to help to improve them. Where the owner is the local authority, my Department's estate action unit continues to provide significant assistance in improving housing conditions on rundown estates.