§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of the total dwelling stock in each local authority area in England is(a) unfit for habitation and (b) in need of major renovation.
§ Sir George YoungLocal authorities are requested to provide information in their annual housing investment programme—HIP1—returns on all dwellings in their area which are unfit, and on those not unfit but in need of renovation. However, there are doubts about the quality of the data provided by some authorities.
These doubts arise because of the substantial variations between neighbouring authorities in the proportions of dwellings reported as unfit or in need of repair, and also because of implausible changes between years in some of the reported figures.
The data reported by local authorities in England on total dwelling stock—column A 15—and the numbers of dwellings reported as unfit—column A35—and not unfit but in need of renovation—column A45—from which the percentages requested can be calculated are in the 1993 "HIP1 All Items Print". A copy is available in the Library.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how his Department will be represented at the Salford inquiry on housing in the north-west to be held on 12 January 1994.
§ Sir George YoungOfficials from the Department's north-west regional office will attend.