§ Mr. Nigel EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he proposes to extend compulsory competitive tendering to the management of council housing.
§ Mr. BaldryYes.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to offer financial incentives to local authorities that encourage tenant participation in planning, management and service delivery of housing provisions.
§ Mr. BaldryThe extent and effectiveness with which local authorities encourage appropriate tenant participation is taken into account in housing investment programme (HIP) allocations. The best authorities already deploy significant resources to encourage greater tenant participation, and the HIP process will offer clear incentives to others to follow their lead. My Department also makes grants in support of tenant management under section 16 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986.