§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to establish an independent housing inspectorate with responsibility for enforcing basic standards on housing improvements.
§ Mr. BaldryNo, the basic standard on housing improvements is laid down by section 604 of the 1985 Housing Act as amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the responsibility for enforcing this standard falls to the local housing authorities and ultimately to the courts.