§ Mrs Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate to local authorities the standards he would expect them to adhere to in respect of the prevention of damp and condensation and adequate insulation against heat loss and noise when planning controls are relaxed on 1 April.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergI presume that the hon. Member is referring to the discontinuation from 1 April 1981 of the mandatory minimum standards for local authority housebuilding. These standards relate to 313W questions of space, layout and heating rather than to the matters the hon. Member has in mind, to which the relevant provisions of the building regulations will continue to apply.