§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has yet appointed a housing services adviser.
§ Mr. CroslandSubject to the approval of the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and the completion of other formal arrangements, I propose to appoint Mr. William Woof, F.I.H.M., the Council's Director of Housing. Mr. Woof will be seconded to my Department and will take up his duties on 3rd May.