§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to publish the consultation paper on the review of the Rent Acts; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ShoreThe consultation paper on the review of the Rent Acts, which I am undertaking in association with my52W right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales, was issued today and I have placed a copy in the Library of the House. After a brief introduction to set the context the document asks for comments or contributions on both general issues and questions of a technical nature raised in representations made to the Departments on the Rent Acts. The document is written within the framework of existing policies as they apply to the private rented and other sectors of the housing market; it does not attempt to anticipate conclusions which may result from the main review of housing policy.