§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he intends to proceed with the establishment of housing action trusts under part III of the Housing Act 1988; and if he will make a statement;
(2) whether the consultancy work on housing action trusts was put out to tender; whether the consultants were asked to report by a certain date; and when he expects the reports to be published;
424W(3) what consultants' fees were paid for the studies of the proposed housing action trust estates; and if he will provide a breakdown by estate.
§ Mr. TrippierI wrote to the hon. Member on 17 October 1988 about the consultancy studies, which we commissioned following competitive tendering, to advise on the proposed housing action trust areas. The latest position on the reports is set out in the answer I gave on 15 February to the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Mr. Soley) at column280.