HC Deb 04 March 1991 vol 187 c54W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement of the level of protection for residential boat owners.

Mr. Yeo

Residential boat owners are protected by the terms of their contracts, if any, with the owner of the mooring at which their boat is kept. Their protection may also be subject to local Acts and byelaws.

Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many residential boat owners, both licensed and unlicensed, moor their craft on waterways administered by the British Waterways Board.

Mr. Baldry

The British Waterways Board licensed 173 houseboats in 1989–90. No figures are available for unlicensed houseboats.