The report on persecuted tenants (July 21) made interesting reading with respect to the comments from Brighton and Hove's Labour housing councillor who stated 95 per cent of council houses went to local people.

Would he clarify the amount of houses allocated to people born and bred in the city?

Or does he include those who arrive here from other parts of the country claiming local connection for the first six-month period of their stay, enabling them to qualify for housing in front of real local citizens?

Perhaps he could also inform us how the other five per cent is allocated.

-Coun Geoff Wells, Conservative housing spokesman, Brighton and Hove City Council