Defective Housing (Hansard, 18 January 1994)

§ Mr. Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his Department's estimate of the repair bill to local authority properties designated as defective housing.

§ Sir George Young
That information is not available in the form requested.

§ Mr. Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) local authority and (b) private properties are designated as defective housing.

§ Sir George Young
Local authorities report some 128,000 designated defective dwellings in their ownership, and some 31,000 with private owners eligible for

Member Position

Dr. Elizabeth Nelson Chairman Former Chairman of Taylor Nelson A.G.B. plc.

Mr. Kenneth Miles Deputy Chairman Director General, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers Ltd.

Mr. Tim Brown Information and public relations officer for the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection.

Professor Roland Clift Professor of Environmental Technology and Director of the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey.

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assistance under part XVI of the Housing Act 1985. The number of defective dwellings in private ownership but where the owners are ineligible for assistance is not known.

Member	Position
Dr. Elizabeth Nelson Chairman	Former Chairman of Taylor Nelson A.G.B. plc.
Mr. Kenneth Miles Deputy Chairman	Director General, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers Ltd.
Mr. Tim Brown	Information and public relations officer for the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection.
Professor Roland Clift	Professor of Environmental Technology and Director of the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey.