§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the progress, morale and performance of the Agrement Board since he announced decisions on its future last year.
§ Mr. StanleyA new chairman and council were appointed last year, and I had a meeting with them recently. In 1980 the board issued 60 certificates and renewed 46. The Government are considering in detail the possible relationship between the agrement system and the new proposals for building control as indicated in paragraph 10 of Cmnd. 8179.