§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will establish an investigation into the conduct of the Coventry city council housing committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ButcherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take steps to ensure that there is no use of undue or illegal pressure on tenants of Coventry city council in relation to their right to determine whether to transfer to alternative landlords.
§ Mr. John HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has received concerning the conduct of Coventry city council in relation to its tenants and the prospective establishment of housing associations; what response he has made; and if he will bring forward proposals for legislative powers to allow investigation of alleged malpractice in respect of the provisions for enabling local authority tenants to transfer to other landlords.
§ Mr. Chope[holding answer 30 January 1990]: It has been suggested to me that Coventry city council is opposed to its tenants exercising tenants' choice. Alternative landlords under tenants' choice are approved by the Housing Corporation in many areas of the country, including Coventry.