§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 15 March, if he will instruct the Housing Corporation to cease purchasing newly built properties in the London borough of Ealing; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryThe guidelines described in my answer of 15 March are still in place. I have no plans to request the Housing Corporation to vary them. Of the 198 purchases approved in the London borough of Ealing by 26 February, the latest date for which a breakdown by vendor type is available, 18 were new properties purchased from builders or developers.