§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether his Department's housing cost yardsticks permit the provision of flues so that all options on the future use of alternative forms of energy are kept open.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe housing cost yardstick does not prevent local authorities from providing flues in new houses, where this is practicable and authorities wish to do so. It should normally be possible to contain the cost of the flue within the yardstick plus the 10 per cent. tolerance.