§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list any current proposals for housing action trusts still under discussion.
§ Mr. KeyDiscussions are proceeding with the Council and tenants in the London borough of Waltham Forest and Hull city council are consulting tenants about the council's proposal for a housing action trust for the North Hull estate.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money in total his Department has spent on promoting housing action trusts.
§ Mr. KeyNo expenditure has been incurred on promoting housing action trusts. In pursuance of the statutory duty under the Housing Act 1988 to hold a ballot of tenants and the need to ensure that the tenants are fully informed of the proposals expenditure of £93,000 has been incurred relating to information material and to ballots.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list any proposals for housing action trusts which have been the subject of a ballot of tenants and the results.
§ Mr. KeyThe Electoral Reform Society ran ballots on behalf of the Secretary of State in Sunderland and Southwark.
The results were as follows:
In favour of the HAT Opposed to the HAT Sunderland 862 3,506 Southwark 496 1,164