HC Deb 26 October 1995 vol 264 cc751-2W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many London homes(a) public and (b) private sectors are unmodernised. [39369]

Mr. Clappison

The 1991 "English House Condition Survey" recorded modernisation only in relation to kitchens and bathrooms. The following were found in London.

Public sector Private sector
Percentage of sector Number Percentage of sector Number
Unmodemised kitchen 142,000 20.6 325,000 14.1
Unmodernised bathroom 216,000 31.4 486,000 21.1

The 1991 EHCS defines an unmodernised kitchen or bathroom as one with amenities more than 25 years old.

Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many homes in London are unfit for habitation. [39368]

Mr. Clappison

The 1991 "English House Condition Survey" found 301,000 London dwellings to be unfit under section 604 of the Housing Act 1985, as amended by schedule 9 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.