§ Mr. Sainsburyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff in his Department are currently engaged in full-time, and part-time, on the review of the Rent Acts; how many staff were so employed during 1976–77 and 1978–79; and what costs were incurred on the review in each of those two years.
§ Mr. ArmstrongApproximately 10 administrative and professional staff in this Department were employed part-time on the review of the Rent Acts in 1976–77 and 1977–78; and the same number are so employed in the current financial year. No staff were or are employed full-time on the review. Since the staff concerned have spent varying proportions of their time in carrying out other duties no breakdown of staff cost attributable to the review is available.
§ Mr. Sainsburyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what expenditure has been allowed for the review of the Rent Acts during 1979–80 in the Government's latest expenditure plans.
§ Mr. ArmstrongNo forecast of expenditure on staff for the purposes of the Rent Act review during 1979–80 has been made but any expenditure incurred will fall within planned totals for central administration.