§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of local authority dwellings in North Tyneside which do not meet the decent homes standard; and what estimate he has made of the cost of raising them all to this standard. [157184]
§ Keith HillNorth Tyneside Council report that they have 8,973 dwellings which do not currently meet the decent homes standard and that it will cost up to £31 million to tackle this problem.