HC Deb 03 December 1992 vol 215 cc295-6W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 20 November,Official Report, column 426, if he will state the main points made by English Heritage following the inspection of Battersea power station on 7 October.

Mr. Baldry

Following its inspection on 7 October, English Heritage concluded that there had been no

Number of council house sales and value by region
£ thousands
July to September 1988 October to December 1988
DOE regions Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices Number of sales Undiscounted value of sales Value 1981 prices
Northern (excluding Cumbria) 1,987 36,709 25,028 2,034 38,297 25,614
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,633 52,054 35,490 3,780 79,233 52,993
East Midlands 3,310 83,791 57,128 3,998 99,758 66,721
Eastern 4,652 207,008 141,136 9,233 230,629 154,252

significant deterioration of the structure since work stopped. The external brick clad structure is adequately supported where necessary by the temporary steelwork. There has been some ingress of water into the control room due to failure of temporary waterproofing where a small section of the superstructure was removed. A temporary felt roof is to be provided shortly.

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