HC Deb 28 March 1995 vol 257 cc601-3W
Sir Timothy Sainsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will take action to clear up the

available only from the financial year 1978–79, is set out in the tables. The amounts of revenue shown include:

  1. (i) NHS prescription charges paid by patients in respect of drugs and appliances dispensed by pharmacists, dispensing doctors and appliance suppliers;
  2. (ii) the sums collected in respect of the sale of prepayment certificates, and;
  3. (iii) NHS prescription charges recovered from patients under health board post-dispensing checking arrangements.

ambiguities in the statutory terms "dwelling house", "building" and "house in multiple occupation" and the two statutory definitions of an HMO which are referred in paragraph 18 of the Department of the Environment's publication, "Monitoring the New Housing Fitness Standard", reference 95/2/140ES. [15353]

Mr. Curry

The definitions referred to are being considered in the context of the current review of the house renovation grant system and the Government's consideration of the case for licensing HMOs.