Correction to Parliamentary Question 90451
Communities and Local Government
Andrew Stunell (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government; Hazel Grove, Liberal Democrat)
I regret to inform the House that the answer I gave to parliamentary question 90451 from my hon. Friend Jackie Doyle-Price on
The answer should read:
The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) allows local authorities to assess properties against 29 different hazards, including damp and mould growth. If following an inspection a property is found to contain a serious, “category 1”, hazard, we would expect the local authority to take action in relation to the hazard. The assessment for whether damp is a hazard takes into account factors such as the state of repair of the dwelling,
the extent of existing dampness and the effect it could have on mould growth, and the consequent potential for harm.