HC Deb 24 October 1979 vol 972 cc199-200W
Mr. Tilley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the reasons for the abolition of the advisory committee on co-operatives; and how much money is expected to be saved in the current financial year by this action.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The committee was set up in 1976 to provide advice on co-operatives to the Housing Corporation and to act as a representative forum for the co-operative housing movement. The corporation has now established its own contacts with individual co-operatives. The savings in a full year are estimated to be about £4,000.