§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his answer of 15 February,Official Report, column 280, which of the consultants' reports on the proposed housing action trust areas he has received to date; and when he intends to publish them and announce his conclusions.
§ Mr. TrippierI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to the hon. Member for Wyre (Mr. Mans) on 16 March 1989 at column322.
§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his answer of 15 February,Official Report, column 280, what is the total aggregate cost of the consultants' reports commissioned by his Department on the six areas proposed for housing action trusts.
§ Mr. TrippierThe final costs of the reports will not be known until all the contractors' claims have been submitted to the Department. We expect the total cost to be about £900,000 including VAT. This covers the cost of producing copies of reports for local councils, tenants associations and local libraries.