§ 64. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the names and occupations of all present members of rent assessment committees and panels in all areas; and to what extent, when appointing such members, he seeks to ensure that their professional background is not of a type likely to influence their decisions on property values and rents.
§ Mr. ChannonThe list is a long one, and will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons as soon as its compilation is completed. Members of rent assessment panels are chosen on the basis of their ability to reach fair, impartial and informed decisions on fair rents, and professionally qualified members are chosen on their ability to bring to these decisions the benefit of their professional experience and expertise.