§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many properties rented privately in each region are currently deemed to be unfit for human habitation under the current fitness standard.
§ Mr. CurryThe 1991 English house condition survey estimates that the following numbers of privately rented dwellings are unfit for human habitation under the current fitness standard, by Government office regions:
Number Northern 13,000 Yorkshire/Humberside 27,000 North West 58,000 East midlands 20,000 West Midlands 39,000 South West 34,000 Eastern 24,000 Greater London 56,000 South East 54,000 Merseyside 8,000 England total 333,000