§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Melton on 15 May 1981, Official Report, column 379, he will now outline the purpose and duties of his central unit for the built environment; what is the current number of staff in post; what is its annual cost; what publications it has produced; and what its programme of work is for the current year.
§ Mr. HeseltineI have decided in the current MINIS round that the unit need no longer continue as a separate organisation. However, the senior architect, housing, will act as chief architect and will advise on architectural matters generally in the Department of the Environment (central).