§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has completed his consideration of revised minimum standards of house insulation which local authorities would be required to meet in their own building programmes.
§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received about the regulation altering the thermal insulation standards in the building regulations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreesonI would refer the hon. Members to my reply yesterday to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford, South (Mr. Shaw)—[Vol. 883, c.1–17.]—and to the reply made by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State to the debate on the Adjournment of the House on 19th November.—[Vol. 881, c. 1282–3.]