§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to publish recommendations following the report of the working party on building industry contracts set up by the Minister for Housing in January 1987; whether the report included comments about the transferability of contractors' guarantees; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierThe report of the working party will be published shortly. It will include a section on the operation of guarantee schemes and codes of practice in the building industry.