HC Deb 11 November 1996 vol 285 c3W
Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current backlog of maintenance in the publicly owned housing stock. [2796]

Mr. Clappison

The 1991 English house condition survey collected information related to repairs. This indicated that at 1991 the amount needed to bring the stock up to a good state of repair was £3.6 billion. A more up-to-date estimate will be available next year from the 1996 EHCS.