§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, pursuant to his reply of 20 November to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker), Official Report, columns 261–62, he has yet reached a decision on the introduction of heating charges regulations under section 108 of the Housing Act 1985.
§ Mr. John PattenI am grateful to all those who responded to the consultation letter on proposed regulations under section 108 of the 1985 Act issued by the Department on 16 June 1986. We have decided to look again at these proposals in the context of the review of the present system of local authority housing revenue accounts, which I announced today. A decision on the proposed heating charges regulations will therefore be made in the light of the outcome of that review.