§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what cuts he has made in Parker Morris Standards in the last two years.
§ Mr. GreenwoodNone, the standards recommended by the Parker Morris Committee have not been obligatory for local authorities, but authorities have been adopting these standards to an increasing degree. I have now made obligatory the space and heating standards recommended by the Committee for all schemes to be approved after the end of next year. These new mandatory minimum standards which include higher heating standards for old people's houses are the highest ever set in England.