HC Deb 19 December 2002 vol 396 cc956-7W
Ms Oona King

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many occasions since 1985 he has(a) received a report from a local housing authority and (b) directed a local housing authority to prepare and submit a report on the extent of overcrowding in their district, under section 334 of the Housing Act 1985; and what action was taken in each instance. [88262]

Mr. McNulty

The information requested is not held centrally and could be only provided disproportionate cost. As far as the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is aware, the powers in section 334 of the Housing Act 1985 have not been used by local authorities or the Deputy Prime Minister in recent years.