§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the costs involved resulting from his decision to take over house sales from Norwich city council, under the headings (a) costs of advertising in local newspapers, (b) rents, on a weekly basis, of the temporary offices at Clements Court, Redwell Street, Norwich, (c) the cost of the rental of the furniture, (d) salaries and expenses of the staff involved, including travel and hotel expenses, on a weekly basis and (e) any other expenses involved.
§ Mr. StanleyIt is not yet possible to make a full assessment of the costs involved. A number of accounts404W have yet to be submitted. Other costs are not yet available; it is, for example, too soon to assess the costs of salaries and of travel and subsistence. The provisional cost, however, of advertising is to date £1,561; and the provisional costs of preparatory cleaning and decoration, and of telephone installation, amounted to about £1,510.