§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in reviewing the system of building control in Scotland.
§ Mr. YoungerI shall shortly be issuing a consultation paper setting out proposals for simplifying the building standards regulations and improving the operation of the building control system in Scotland by such measures as improving liaison and co-ordination among building control authorities, increasing the scope for participation by the private sector in the operation of building control, and other matters. As I indicated in answer to my hon. Friend, the Member for Fife, North-East (Mr. Henderson) on 11 November 1982, we are at the moment confining ourselves to improvements which in the main can be made within the framework of the existing Scottish Building Acts.—[Vol. 31, c.213–14.]