§ 45. Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now seek to call a meeting of the building industry, building societies, estate agents and the legal profession to discuss house purchase procedures.
§ 48. Mr. Jesselasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will have discussions with the building industry to consider ways in which the industry might contribute to the speeding up of house purchase transactions.
§ Mr. AmeryI am in close touch with the building industry, building societies and local authorities through a Standing Consultative Committee. The Lord Chancellor is responsible for the legal aspect of house purchase. The necessary machinery is thus available to review the existing situation or consider any new proposals.
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§ 47. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider commissioning a Government publication, along the lines of the Consumers' Association booklet, "Buying a House", a copy of which is in his possession, to be issued free to all those engaged in purchasing a home.
§ Mr. AmeryI will certainly consider it, but the existing sources of information on house purchase published by bodies such as the Citizens Advice Bureaux already provide reasonably adequate information.