§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the future of agrément in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. StanleyThe Government have now completed their review with the advice of the Central Policy Review Staff and the executive board of the British Standards Institution has been formally consulted. In the light of these consultations we have concluded that the Agrément Board should remain independent. We shall be considering ways in which the financial position of the board and the marketability of agrément certificates could both be improved in the context of the review of the present system of building control which we are undertaking.