§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the individuals, local authorities, professional bodies and other organisations which have commented on the proposals in the Government's Green Paper, "Home Improvements—A New Approach", Cmnd. 9513.
§ Sir George YoungTo date, 423 responses to the Green Paper have been received from English local authorities and others, broken down as follows:
Number Non-metropolitan district councils 228 Metropolitan district councils and London boroughs 43 Non-metropolitan county councils 13 Metropolitan county councils and GLC 2 Local authority associations 5 Trade associations 12 Professional bodies 20 Voluntary bodies 61 Lending institutions 2 MP's/councillors 9 Private individuals 28
§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to bring forward legislative proposals as outlined in "Home Improvements—A New Approach", Cmnd. 9513.
§ Sir George YoungThere are no plans to do so in the current Session of Parliament. Decisions on legislation in future Sessions will be taken in the light of the response to the consultation exercise recently completed.