HC Deb 23 May 1990 vol 173 c250W
69. Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he approved grants for new homes at the Lower Grange estate; and what assurances he was given as to when the building of new homes for sale and to rent and the modernisation of existing homes was to start.

Mr. Chope

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 28 February 1990,Official Report, Vol. 168, column 197.

I understand that a contract has been let for the estate action scheme and work will start on site very shortly.

The city grant arrangements are being finalised; work is required to start within three months of these being completed.

Work on the new-build houses for rent has already started.