HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 c573W
Mr. Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the total cost of bringing all council housing in north-east Lincolnshire up to decent housing standards by 2010. [126420]

Keith Hill

It is for Local Authorities to determine the level of non-decent housing in their areas based on robust stock condition information. The 2002 Statistical Return from north-east Lincolnshire indicates that there are approximately 3,000 non-decent dwellings. The 2002 Statistical Return provided by the local authority estimated that it would cost £9 million to bring all these dwellings up to the decent homes standard.