HC Deb 24 March 1993 vol 221 cc626-7W
24. Mr. Dickens

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he has taken to ensure that council tenants can get repairs carried out quickly.

Mr. Baldry

The Housing and Urban Development Bill includes provisions for a new right to repair to enable council tenants to get small urgent repairs affecting their health, safety and security, carried out by an alternative contractor, if the first contractor does not complete work within a specified time.