§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations his Department has received which were critical of the effects on housing stock of the proposals put forward in his Green Paper "Home Improvement—a New Approach."
§ Mr. John PattenMy Department has received 423 responses to the Green Paper on home improvement to date. Over 50 per cent. of these expressed no overall judgment on the merits of the proposals; a third were generally unfavourable.