§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek to introduce a standard definition of housing need to be used by all local authorities in making up housing waiting limits.
§ Mr. StanleyMy right hon. Friend has no plans to do so. I note that the Select Committee on the Environment stated in its second report that waiting lists
"are not per se a good indicator of real housing need". [Vol. 1, para. 56.]